The reopen date was 2.5 years after the answer date.

This is not related to Ask Ubuntu because there is nothing anyone here can do other than commiserate in their beers with you.

I think there are two problems. The first is what the question should actually be asking: "Is it better to upgrade or migrate?" Because "clean install" implies starting afresh, while migration means moving all the settings and stuffs to a new server. The second is if the site has the ability to somehow limit answers to not just be random passers-by, as my observation throughout SE this is the kind of question that attracts low-quality answers, and let's face it: the close queue is a weakly implemented solution because AU doesn't have enough reviewers to properly manage the queue.

I you have issues with site design, please post suggestions at MSE.

If they aren't aware of Meta, how much do you truly desire their being involved in site policies?

@Dan You're right. Thanks.

@CodyGray Maybe they are using it to divide us so we fight against one another?

Maybe not the best reason, but you will get the Internet points for the upvotes that come along from leaving it.

Apparently embedded gif animations don't work here, at least not in any of my browsers.