So When Was That Post Published?
I thought this worth a mention.
On reading through items today on the Activity Dashboard I saw a post from a member telling of his success with Amazon.
I congratulate as members as I can, and in particular Amazon Affiliates because I know the joy of receiving Amazon commissions, however small they may be.
On reading this post I noticed the lack of responses to other members' comments, until I reached the bottom of the list where two comments had been answered.
Before leaving my congratulations I looked at the date of the most recent comments. Those dates were:
- A day ago
- 7 days ago
- 12 days ago
I then looked at the date this post was published. Would you believe it was published on:
- 16 November 2015
Of course, I did not leave a comment on this post.
However, a few nights ago prior to logging off, I commented on a post a member had written about his pleasure with Amazon.
How silly I felt when I saw the date his post was published. It was about 12 months ago. I didn't record that date of that post, but it was long ago.
So, from now unless I am responding to emails, I will check the date a post is published.
It only takes second to read the published date, but it takes longer to read the post and leave a comment.
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Hi Valerie,
I often wondered about that also.
I figured that they come up if someone comes across it, and leaves a comment, then it surfaces? It's the only solution I can think of.
I'm sure you are correct with that Patsy. I just see it as a time waster, and time is so precious.
Thanks so much for your comment :)
You are welcome :)
I agree, it takes up space where something more current could be instead. Especially in the top 10.
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I always check the date of membership when welcoming new follows. You don't want to be inattentive and welcome someone who's been here awhile!
Likewise Michael. I always check the date of membership, as you do. I published a post about some months back.
What I am referring to in my post today, is wasting time on published content from a member long ago.