It means that the original post was made in 2020 (3 years ago), and if you look at her avatar info, she has not been back on the forum since 2020; so she is not likely to read your welcome and question to her, @Julia Curtis . We have some people who have been here for years, as well as an influx of people who come and decide that forums are not for them, and they usually post a few times (if at all) and then leave. When you look at any thread, always look at the date to see how old the thread is, and if you want to respond to an older post specifically, you can click on that person’s avatar to see when the last time was that they were on the forum. If you see the “Rest in Peace” avatar, than that poster has passed away and is no longer here, either.
Well Sandra it seems you have been here longer that I, but hello anyway from the other side of the country. I am hiding in rural Ontario but still gradually finding my way around this forum.
Hello Don I am a retired Canadian living in the Caribbean but loved rural Ontario fishing in the Bruce between the lakes.
I am just a few minutes south of 'The Sound' and have spent many hours up on 'The Bruce' its hard to beat that scenery but I think you now have us beat for winter temperature!
Be sure to check the date on threads and posts, @Julia Curtis . You have already responded to this one before , but the thread is from 3 years ago, and Sandra has not posted since 2020, so no longer on the forum. If you click on the avatar, you can see when a person joined and when they last were here on the forum, so you can tell who to respond to and who is no longer here.
Sorry Yvonne I will do better.I get stuck in the older threads and I do remember now that I did that before.
It's a funny line to walk. We encourage folks to resurrect older threads...that's why they do not get Archived here as you see some forums do. I think we all sometimes catch ourselves when a comment from years ago is what triggers our response, and it's natural enough to want to Reply specifically to that member rather than to the topic in general. I just recently nearly replied to a 6 or 7 year old comment someone made. But because I've been here long enough (and spent sometime here) to know who the current participants are, I realized I was replying to a legacy member. The older threads require a little awareness. And we do encourage folks to breathe new life into them. After a while you'll "just know" who's still here and you'll catch yourself when addressing a legacy member you do not recognize.