Before replying to a post, check the date of that post. I've seen posters (newbies and sometimes veterans) reply to a post made in 2006. That was 3 years ago. Some of the original posters have gone to cyber heaven or gotten themselves banned, so your reply is untimely and likely of no use to anyone. This happens as well when a post is only a few months old.

Here's an analogy - if a piece of bread is stale, you wouldn't eat it, right? Unless, of course, it was a Twinkie.