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After looking at an old question, have you ever given a GQ or GA ?

Asked by optimisticpessimist (3909points) May 12th, 2011

Sometimes I look to see if someone has already asked a particular question. If they have asked it (or something similar), I will read the responses. Have you ever done this and then given a Good Question or Good Answer on the old question?

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Adirondackwannabe's avatar

Yes, I do. If it was a good answer or question when it was asked why wouldn’t it be a GA or GQ now, history related issues aside?

creative1's avatar

Yes, I have why not if you find it good then you should mark it good.

SavoirFaire's avatar

I do it all the time.

blueiiznh's avatar

all the time…..

Pied_Pfeffer's avatar

Yes…just about every day.

FutureMemory's avatar

I never look at old questions, but I get a fair amount of GA’s from old questions. Seems a fairly regular practice.

wundayatta's avatar

Yeah—I’ve been wondering how people find old questions. I never have time to go looking backward, and even if I did, what would I look for?

erichw1504's avatar

Yes, I have multiple times. It’s pretty neat to see what was going on a year or two ago on Fluther.

Seelix's avatar

Yuh-huh. Often.

Pied_Pfeffer's avatar

Edited to add to wundayatta’s new question.

Hibernate's avatar

I think that most appreciate a good answer if they are still following that question.

Sometimes enlightenment can come after a while.

optimisticpessimist's avatar

@all Thanks for the responses. I have been doing this, but wondered if it was common.

janbb's avatar

@wundayatta Usually when I check out an old question it’s because it has shown up in the siblings and it interests me or I want to read what some former Jellies have said.

everephebe's avatar

Affirmative.

Jeruba's avatar

Oh, yes, frequently. The age of a question or comment has no bearing on my impulse to applaud.

I also fairly often receive points on an old post of mine.

tedibear's avatar

Absolutely. I find them in the “Siblings” section and wonder, “How did I miss this? This is a great question!” Then I lurve accordingly.

dxs's avatar

Definitely.

ANef_is_Enuf's avatar

I do it often. Sometimes I catch myself giving GQ/GA to people that aren’t even members anymore.

LuckyGuy's avatar

Yes! Just like ^^^.
I enjoy it when someone does it for me, too.

Ron_C's avatar

Most of the time, I get interested in the question and only look at the posted date if someone questions why I took so long to respond.

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