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December 21, 2012
Question

Isn't this very odd here?

  • December 21, 2012
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This particular thread is very odd:

<http://forums.adobe.com/message/4939449#4939449>

A question is posted on: 21-Dec-2012 11:21

Two answers were posted on 21st July 2012.  One by Photodrawken and another by 99 Jon  {Notice the date of the answers here}

A correct answer was posted on 21st December 2012 by a staff member.  {Again notice the date of the answer here}

The odd thing is how can a question posted just today receive answers on 21st July?  {Some 5 months earlier}

This is what you get when Staff members and some MVPs (who shall remain nameless) meddle with the threads.  Complete and utter chaos!!!!

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    Jacob Bugge
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    Jacob BuggeCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    December 22, 2012

    mytaxsite,

    The thread in question is a bit strange, but at least there is a possible explanation:

    The OP has started the thread on 21st July 2012 (and never posted since).

    However, any change in a post (including an OP) changes the date and time of the post to the last change.

    In this case the change is the Correct Answer marking, on 21st December 2012, the same day the marked reply was posted.

    Strangely enough, according to the Profile page the OP has never been logged in since 21st July 2012, so maybe the Last Logged In date in the Profile is wrong, or maybe some moderator has made the marking.

    There are even stranger threads, at least one where the first post is about 4 years after the OP, where no answer has been marked at all, neither as correct nor helpful, and where no post has been added on the (new/changed) day of the OP.

    mytaxsite
    mytaxsiteAuthor
    Inspiring
    December 21, 2012

    The relevant pictures are all here:

    mytaxsite
    mytaxsiteAuthor
    Inspiring
    December 21, 2012

    It looks like Brett N is going through all his past posts and editing them and fixing the old links that no longer works.  So this perhaps answers the question as to why the date has changed.  But why edit the question?  This is puzzling to me.

    the_wine_snob
    the_wine_snob
    Inspiring
    December 21, 2012

    In another forum, there were two replies from BrettN, where links were broken, also.

    I would guess that he's fixing those, as you point out.

    When a Reply is Edited, the date is changed, to reflect that of the editing.

    Normally, a user cannot Edit a Reply, once someone else has replied to it, but in BrettN's case, he has full administrative privileges, so can Edit, at any time.

    Just my speculation,

    Hunt

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