Notice about user not seen for a long time above post they just wrote

[Johani (Joe)]

That notice is for that particular post. In other words, the user’s last post before that one was 9 months ago. So, it’s accurate.

Post notices don’t disappear, they’re just deemphasized - the background color is removed - after a configurable amount of time that you can control with the old_post_notice_days site setting.

You can read more about post notices here

Post notices for first-time and returning users

To encourage kindness towards users who are posting for the first time or may not have posted in a while we’ve created a new feature that calls special attention to these new/returning users. These banners are visible to other users, but not the poster they apply to… and by default are only visible to community members who have been active enough to achieve Trust Level 2. Here’s what they look like: [28%20PM] [34%20PM] How can I configure this feature? Admins can adjust these options in t…