# It's been \[time\] since \[user\] posted

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-been-time-since-user-posted/964531>\
**Category:** Site Feedback\
**Created:** [May 17, 2022, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-been-time-since-user-posted/964531 "2022-05-17T04:16:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\
**Post date:** [May 17, 2022, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-been-time-since-user-posted/964531/10 "2022-05-17T13:34:48Z")

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> [@Projammer](#):
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> Why is this even a thing? It’s just noise injected into a thread.

Just to be clear, this is a “feature” of Discourse and we don’t have any control over it.

Feel free to give your opinion of it though. Discourse is still being developed and maintained, and the devs do at least occasionally read through the Site Feedback forum.

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