Quote Originally Posted by Hsu
Quote Originally Posted by Light Mage
Quote Originally Posted by cl_out
Old revived threads are closed so people can make a new thread if they really want to talk about the same topic again.
But don't people get told off if they make a thread saying the same thing as a thread already on the boards?
If it was a thread recent enough for someone to be able to easily find it on the first or second page, you'll probably get a link to it and a closed thread. It's doubtful you'll get told off, since it's a simple mistake and not really offensive to anyone.
Sorry to single you out, but I've been wondering about this myself. So let me get this straight: it's less offensive to make a duplicate thread (on accident of course) than to do the diligent thing and actually look to see if there's already one on the topic you want to discuss? I mean really... who cares if it hasn't been posted in, in a month. It's still open and usable, if something new comes up that can continue the thread where it left off I don't see why it's bad.

I mean yeah, posting in an old thread will bump it to the top, but that's exactly what's going to happen when you make a NEW thread, dealing with an OLD topic o_o;