I’ve come across an interesting question on the threadiverse that was asked two years ago and still hasn’t been answered.

What do you all think is an acceptable time frame for responding to unanswered posts?

Is there a general rule for when it’s too late to give an answer?

  • DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works
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    6 days ago

    I generally look for posts:

    • Top voted within 24 hours, usually the first 2 pages, sometimes more,
    • Sometimes I browse posts with a specific community, mostly check the past 3 days, I generally reply to anything with 3 days and don’t care if its 1 minute ago or literally 72 hours ago.
    • After that, I usually don’t comment, unless I’m really interested, and its within 14 days
    • or if its a old post/comment saying stuff like “mark my words” and then something relevent happened recently in the news, and I might comment and be like “Lol you were right/wrong” regardless of how long ago.
    • If its a post I already viewed and mentally invested in the conversation, I’d re-visit new comments, I will reply there for up to 7 days since time of post. Or if its an ongoing debate in the comments, I can go on forever if it’s a good faith debate.