Do large threads get deleted from the archives?

[kami]

There's a few that I can't find...and I know the titles so I guess they were nuked?

 

[Azraele]

How old were these threads? I know that archived threads underwent the big delete not long ago.

Zuni cleans out the archives every so often.

 

[Rand]

Well Zuni does clear the archives regularly and a cleaning went on not too long ago.
I've noticed that very large threads seem to 'disappear' quicker then others also...

 

[kami]

Wasn't very old at all. Couple months maybe...and Rand, one of them was our 2000+ post Leafs thread! It's lost forever

 

[Rand]

Our "official Leafs thread" ended at just over 2650 posts last I saw it... it'll be back next year though!

I'm pretty sure that one has long since been deleted. I spent some time searching for it quite awhile ago and I couldnt find a trace of it anywhere.

 

[Sukhoi]

There are several large unarchived threads that are missing, and don't seem to have been moved to the recycle bin forum. :|