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thenewgreen  ·  3839 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Feature suggestion: Show the date of the latest comment along with the commenter.

Thanks for the post, allow me to clear a few things up.

What you described as the comment icon showing you the most recent user to post is actually the user with the highest rated comment in that thread, not the most recent.

Also, ButterflyEffect is right, we don't post the time/date because we encourage discussions to continue no matter how long they've been dormant. People can see your most recent comments in "chatter" if they follow you and perhaps they'll jump in. Plus the OP may also get involved and you can always shout-out to people that previously commented on the thread. People do it all the time.

There's not statute of limitations on what is and isn't interesting. If you want to comment on an old post, comment on it. You may be surprised by how many people engage it.

If you've not already signed up for the Hubski Newsletter, do. There we feature "posts from the vault," which is our way of intentionally drawing discussion back to an old post.

Good is good, no matter when it was posted.

P.S. Also, check your settings :)