# Last post message shows 6 month, even the last post was 7h ago

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/last-post-message-shows-6-month-even-the-last-post-was-7h-ago/227963
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [May 24, 2022, 1:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/last-post-message-shows-6-month-even-the-last-post-was-7h-ago/227963 "2022-05-24T13:16:54Z")
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### Author: ![Michael\_Uray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/michael_uray/32/183119_2.png) [@Michael\_Uray](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Michael_Uray)
#### Post date: [May 24, 2022, 1:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/last-post-message-shows-6-month-even-the-last-post-was-7h-ago/227963/1 "2022-05-24T13:16:54Z")

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![2022-05-24_15-08-41_Database_error_after_upgrade_nc23.0.4_-nc23.0.5](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/d/d/b/ddbe86bd9dc539be863ed81e6780cad4a696898a.png)

I noticed this [there](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/database-error-after-upgrade-nc23-0-4-nc23-0-5/139510).

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### Author: ![JammyDodger](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/jammydodger/32/254611_2.png) [@JammyDodger](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JammyDodger)
#### Post date: [May 24, 2022, 1:20pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/last-post-message-shows-6-month-even-the-last-post-was-7h-ago/227963/2 "2022-05-24T13:20:16Z")

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The returning user notice is indicating that, prior to posting that message 7 hours ago, their previous post was 6 months before that. Does that make sense?

I think this cropped up recently in this topic too:

> [@"Last post" message apparently wrong](https://meta.discourse.org/t/last-post-message-apparently-wrong/226658):
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> Today I’ve spotted this: An old topic (3 years old). Preceded by the message that the user hasn’t posted for 5 years. That’s confusing and apparently wrong I would say, as the topic is only 3 years old. The “last post” in the user’s detail page is correct (March 2019). His last post (that isn’t a new topic), is indeed ~5 years old.

In fact, you have one on your OP here as an example: 🙂

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/a/c/6/ac647325e00103533a1076fa80855fa3d0a45f74.png)

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### Author: ![pfaffman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/pfaffman/32/120154_2.png) [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)
#### Post date: [May 24, 2022, 7:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/last-post-message-shows-6-month-even-the-last-post-was-7h-ago/227963/3 "2022-05-24T19:39:08Z")

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Right. The point of that message is to let people know that this is the first time that they have posted since their previous post 6 months ago. Obviously, this post was after that.

Perhaps the German translation needs work.

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### Author: ![Moin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/moin/32/554653_2.png) [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)
#### Post date: [May 24, 2022, 7:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/last-post-message-shows-6-month-even-the-last-post-was-7h-ago/227963/4 "2022-05-24T19:46:54Z")

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I think the German translation has the same meaning.  
In both languages it says “last post”, maybe “previous post” would clarify, that this talks about the post before the one below.

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### Author: ![pfaffman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/pfaffman/32/120154_2.png) [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)
#### Post date: [May 24, 2022, 7:48pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/last-post-message-shows-6-month-even-the-last-post-was-7h-ago/227963/5 "2022-05-24T19:48:13Z")

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> [@Moin](#):
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> In both languages it says “last post”, maybe “previous post” would clarify

I think you’re right. It’s a subtle difference, but definitely more correct.