Hi,
Yes it's another case of the forum etiquette police (ha ha).
More talk about reviving an old thread issues than talk about what the main subject matter is about.
I see this on other forums too. OH MY GOD, SOMEONE POSTED IN AN OLD THREAD!! OH NO! WE ARE ALL DOOMED!! GOD HELP US ALL !! THIS HAS BEEN THE 10th OCCURANCE NOW OVER 10000 THEADS, UP FROM 9 OVER THE PAST 2 YEARS, THAT'S 0.1 PERCENT !! WHAT IS THIS WORLD COMING TOO??? OH NOOOOOOOOO...WE HAVE TO FIX THIS BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE!!
ha ha ha ha ha ... etc., etc., i could go on and on with this
I see some forums just posting a note. I suppose that's ok. They just tell the user to think about it.
I do suppose it may sound odd when someone says in year 2014 that they needed a transistor replacement, then in year 2024 someone replies and says, "Oh yeah you can use 2N2222A instead". That's a little late i guess. It might be different if they said, "Well transistor substitutions can be found on the manufacturers website", which is for the more general audience. Or maybe, "Anyone that needs this replacement can try the 2N2222A". So, a reply directly to the ancient user post person seems odd, but not if it is in the general sense.
I should note that in this particular case i was interested to read about the different methods for input protection, which is something i am always interested in no matter what year it happens to be in. I like to read about different, hopefully new methods.