Threads and Dates...

[popcornbird]

No no......this is NOT a thread about dating (LOL), nor is it a thread about eating fresh dates. I just noticed several threads here and there around Pet Talk that were started years ago.......and several people are responding, as if they think its a current thread. I don't know why this makes me chuckle, but I was wondering if you all usually check the date on the first post of a thread before responding? I usually do.......don't want to respond to a thread that's waaaaaaay too old. I bet the starter may not even remember the topic that's being discussed two years later.

This isn't something I've only noticed on PT.....I've noticed it on many boards, and I always find it funny. I guess I'm wondering why people would want to talk about something that happened years ago, but I *think* most people who do bump these threads up don't notice the date it was started.

So..............I guess the point of this thread is.....

Do YOU check the date a thread was started/being discussed on before responding, or do you respond to anything that might be 'bumped up'. without realizing its an OLD thread?