Still relevant, and always new to someone.

Posts on hn that are not from the current year should have that information in the title. If it is missing, users post the year in parentheses.

That’s a fair thing to include for posts from a prior year.

A post that is new to everyone vs new to some might save a few clicks.

I was commenting on the post still having relevance despite the age, or without the year.

Edit: typo