[wp-meta] [Making WordPress.org] #5238: Remove or block the support forum for the defunct "Ask Questions" plugin

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#5238: Remove or block the support forum for the defunct "Ask Questions" plugin
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 Reporter:  sterndata       |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  defect          |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal          |   Milestone:
Component:  Support Forums  |  Resolution:
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Comment (by dd32):

 While removing the plugin and/or disabling this "forum" isn't something I
 urgently want to do, I think we can work around this in other ways.

 1) Let's get this out of the search indexes, We can do that through #5168
 and #5231.

 2) Can we figure out what search terms people are using to get to such
 pages, and what terms are not properly returning support documentation
 that properly directs the question askers (cc @jonoaldersonwp or
 @joostdevalk) and use that to ensure that we have Support Forum
 documentation that meets the needs of everyone?

 If both of those don't help, we can..
 3) Add specific code to disable this forum OR disable new topic creation
 for plugins/themes ~5 years after their last release.

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