To be fair, it's on all members to actually read our forum rules. The list isn't huge and it would probably take the average reader less than 10min. 10 minutes of your time invested in a website you will probably visit and be on for long periods every day... Depending on who you are.
Secondly, it's also not difficult to see the last post date. If it's urgent, you can either PM the OP or members who've posted, or go ahead and post. We will be understand.