If I come across a link to a node that I haven't before read, alot of times I will vote on it too. I use the same standards I use when I vote on a node in newest nodes. If I read a post from a year ago, and I thought it deserved a -- I would give it a --. If I it was a good post and I got something out of it I will ++ it. Then again alot of times I don't vote on it. Maybe you did get -- on a node or two, but how many old nodes have you gotten a ++ on and not noticed, or said anything about? I tend to disagree with you on this one (but I won't -- for difference in opinion however I am tempted to -- nodes complaining about --'s, but I won't.) There are two sides to this coin, I have seen my old nodes go both ways.

Stuffy
That's my story, and I'm sticking to it, unless I'm wrong in which case I will probably change it ;~)