I have not seen threads that won't allow a reply, usually there is a check box that allows you to reply as long as you "agree" to : "I am aware that this Thread is rather old but I still want to make a reply."
I agree with the staff actions here, although I do believe that the checkbox and agreement statement is a bit hidden. I think it should be moved to put it closer to the "You can't post this" statement and put in bold type.
As for Iceburg's statement on appropriatness, I believe there are two types of people in this world; those who place people into groups, and those who don't
Seriously, I prefer to ressurect an old thread rather than start a new one because the history is then all together. This seems to annoy some people, maybe those who need to look at the whole thread again, or who just feel it offends their sense of the world. That isn't important enough to be an issue to me, so I will generally just start a new thread and, if important, put a pointer back to the old one.
Yes, sometimes you are updating something and you'd have to provide a LOT of background if starting a new thread. The "are you sure" approach works for me.
