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When was the last time you answered a Lemmy or Reddit post/thread that was more than five months old? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 7 months ago by CraigOhMyEggo@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I think there should be some incentive for that, like make those kinds of comments a spotlight or something. Maybe make a community called "late replies" that showcases the best such replies, or have a rule saying they grant free karma (in Reddit's case).

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[–] sylver_dragon@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I haven't recently, but when I am trying to solve a problem and come across a post/comment which does a great job of helping me out, I'll sometimes post a "thank you" to the author. On the receiving end of things, I had posted a couple of kinda useful scripts in the PowerShell sub-reddit and would get both "thank yous" and questions regarding those scripts from time to time. I also had a really popular post (it's still linked in the wiki) in the cordcutters sub-reddit which elicited questions years later.

Otherwise, this experience is far more common.

[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 3 points 7 months ago

I kudos answers constantly. Half the time it's my own, which means my account knew the answer and posted it, but I remember none of this.

I may be multiple personalities, and I may not even be the smart one.