Why don't they make the date of the questions more noticable?

I answered a question earlier, and failed to notice that the thing was years old. Then I got a notice from, I assume, the powers that be in here, that I need to take note of the date on the questions. The question I had answered was 9 years old, and evidently the asker is no longer a member here. OK, my bad. Now how ‘bout making the date large enough that I can read it without the aid of an electron microscope? And what’s up with the typo police? My keyboard is sticky. (Word of advice – never drink beer near your keyboard.