I will never understand people and their concept of Internet
Necromancy. Time on the internet is but a number, what is the difference
between answering a year later or 5 weeks later.
It's not a matter of "Internet Necromancy." If you answer a question a
year later, the person who asked it is very likely not here in the
newsgroup any more, or if he is here, is no longer interested in the
answer. Moreover anybody who was participating in the discussion has
almost certainly completely forgotten about it.
The fact that the internet is involved is irrelevant. This is no
different than if we meet in person, and I ask how "how was that movie
you saw last week," and a year later you reply "it was great, thanks."
A year later, it's highly unlikely that I would remember asking the
question, or if I remembered what the question was, or if I remembered
what the question was what the movie I was asking about was.
When does it become
inappropriate to answer and who determines that standard?
Nobody determines a standard, and there is no agreed-upon answer to
the question "When does it become inappropriate to answer." We all get
to decide for ourselves when it is that enough time has gone by that
the *reply* is irrelevant. Few, if any, people would not consider that
a year and a half is extremely inappropriate.
