[This discussion](http://meta.askubuntu.com/questions/10273/is-it-good-to-flag-old-questions) recently popped up on Active Questions because of a new answer.

Ever since then, there have been EOL flags in the Close Vote queue _for questions that were not EOL when asked;_ there are some from 2015, 2012, 2011, etc. None of these flags should have been cast, but I believe that discussion being revived may have had something to do with it.

For instance, [this review item](http://askubuntu.com/review/close/621824), about upgrading from 11.10 to 12.04, was flagged as EOL. It was asked May 14, 2012, and was very much on topic then.

Here are some other examples:

 - http://askubuntu.com/review/close/621825
 - http://askubuntu.com/review/close/621823
 - http://askubuntu.com/review/close/621731

There are more, but I think that is enough.

If a question about a (now) EOL release when that release was still supported, please don't flag it as EOL. It's pointless, incorrect, and just clogs up the already congested Close Vote queue.

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There seems to be some misunderstanding (did I mislink a review?). If you find an old question without a very good (or accepted) answer, by all means, VTC or flag that. We might as well close it, since answers aren't really going to help anyone.

I am merely saying __don't VTC/flag a question as EOL if it was not EOL at the time__.