Hover over a username

[diy_fun_uk]

I see quite a few new accounts on here and their first post will be to a thread that was last updated one, two, three or more years back. I tend to wonder how many of these are genuine. I've also concluded, for those that are genuine, they don't realise you can hover over the username to see when someone last posted.

I've just seen yet another new account asking the OP 'so what did you end up doing?' and the OP last posted in 2020, so emmm unlikely to get a reply!

 

[motorbiking]

People probably register, then find the answer elsewhere and don't bother coming back.

 

[nwgs]

More likely Roy bloom is opening new accounts

 

[diy_fun_uk]

People probably register, then find the answer elsewhere and don't bother coming back.

Yeah agreed for some maybe most of them, but it's like come on, you're asking someone a question who was last active x years ago.

Granted new users aren't going to know about the hover trick.

 

[Doug99]

I have occasionaly raised a DIY query by searching the subject. If the query has already been raised, but not answered, I will ask for an update.
Otherwise, what is the point of a search engine which flags up historical threads?

 

[diy_fun_uk]

I have occasionaly raised a DIY query by searching the subject. If the query has already been raised, but not answered, I will ask for an update.
Otherwise, what is the point of a search engine which flags up historical threads?

I'd assert if the person who originally raised it hasn't been active for 1,2,3,4,5+ years, the chances are they're not going to reply

 

[charliegolf]

...they don't realise you can hover over the username to see when someone last posted.

Just for a slight accuracy tweak (I checked yours), I think it reflects when you were last on, and in which forum/thread; not when you last posted.