confused with dates in the posts

[Sherzade]

Hi,

I am new around here and i'm still finding my way.

I noticed that the dates in some posts don't follow a continuum in time. A post from November is followed by a post from June and then December... all 2009.

I may have been replying to old posts.

Thank you.

:-)

[Sherzade]

those are the 'join dates'. sorry about this!

[Symora]

Actually you're right. Some responses are to old posts, I did it myself last week... does'nt change that we are putting some kind words out there in cyberspace:p and someone always notices eventually.

Keep on keeping on ..

[malign]

Yup, if you find something productive to say, even to an old post, I'd go ahead and say it. Even if the original poster isn't around, someone in a similar situation might benefit from your words.

The only issue is when people start to think it's a new post, just because it got "bumped" up by the new response. I usually include a formula like "I know this is an old post, but ..."; it's the best I can think of.

And don't worry if the software confuses you; it's a fairly slick system.