And if you get bumped around enough times, you know something is wrong -- either no one wants it, or the condition is not salable, or the price is wrong.
OK, if you haven't figured it out yet, the threads are listed in order of last posted to, not newest thread. When the thread was started has no (direct) bearing. In theory, you could take the oldest thread on TubeNet, post a response, and have it climb to the top of the chart, thus putting it in front of everyone's eyes again, and reminding them. Squeaky wheel and all that.
Instead of talking to your plants, if you yelled at them would they still grow, but only to be troubled and insecure?