Remove Old Forum Thread?

[NEXCSGreg]

We posted a thread here 7 years ago:

http://ww.wp.xz.cn/support/topic/nexcessnet-wordpress-installation-tutorial?replies=4

It’s outdated and we’ve actually got a new tutorial section with updated tutorials. The topic is closed so I can no longer update it with the new info. Is it possible to remove the thread or open it back up because it’s still indexed in google and obviously we want to make sure that people have the most updated information. Let me know if it’s possible. Thanks!

[esmi]

It is not the general policy to edit or delete forum posts. When a post is made and people contribute answers to an issue, that then becomes part of the community resource for others to benefit from and deleting posts removes this added value. In extreme circumstances, members of the moderation team might be persuaded to remove sensitive information that has been included in posts accidentally – but your best course of action is not to publish anything that you wouldn’t want to be public. (Remember too that other sites take archive copies of the forums, and we can do nothing to control that.)

http://codex.ww.wp.xz.cn/Forum_Welcome#Deleting_.2F_Editing_Posts

[Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)]

Why not do an /htaccess redirect to point people to the new one?