An idea to prevent dead topics

Alright, probably not my idea since my subconscious likes to play tricks on me... I Probably read it off another site and logged it back in the cobwebby area of my brain.

I think we should make a rule that if two players are combating, if one doesn't post for 3 days, then the attack on his character goes through. Meaning, if you stop checking the site and posting, your character will take the full blow of the attack. And the character who is attacking, can double-post and keep the topic alive.

This will end fights with Posters who don't return or post for 2-3 weeks or more. Thus allowing the topic to move on without them.

A sidenote: RL Does come up. The player can ask for a small leave-time, and say how long he is going to be gone for. If the person he or she is Roleplaying with permits it, they can either choose to leave the topic or let the Topic sit dead for a few days.

I'm fine with the first part. But there should be no time on how long RL stuff can take, unless it's ridiculous.