So you found a years-old post that wasn't actually relevant to your question, yet thought it was helpful to revive it, tacking your own query on the bottom where many people won't see it because they answer the OP's question, not yours? When an apparently new post arrives in the "recent activity" list most people won't look at the date, they'll just assume it's new and read the subject line, and if they're interested they'll read the first post in the thread, perhaps answering it. So a significant proportion, perhaps the majority of responses you see will not be answering your question. You've reduced the quality of responses you receive, and annoyed at least some of the people who were actually trying to be helpful. If you think that's a smart way to conduct yourself then by all means carry on.