Deal. Best to end on a good old chuckle and say this is a pretty solid representation of us:Internet Kraken said:Okay, I still don't see what your point it.Vanguard_Ex said:Ooh, you sneaky man, making me think this'd been forgotten.Internet Kraken said:Are you saying that new members intentionally avoid a thread from last year?Vanguard_Ex said:But answered it nontheless. No need to crack out the snide comments just because of a misunderstanding. Whether they're capable or not, this isn't about new members using the search bar. It's about a zealous enforcement of using it even on ideas that were done over a year ago and are perfectly reasonable to re-use because new members aren't exactly going to go looking for threads from last year.
Because I seriously doubt that. If a thread is on the front page people post in it. I don't see why you are so fixated on the date of the thread.
Bottom line, we have the search bar for a reason. So use the search bar. There is no reason not to use it other than to be lazy.
No, that's absolutely not what I'm saying. What I'm saying, yet again I suppose, is that a new member will most likely be settling in and looking at the threads on the front page, not delving into threads from last year. However that second part is what I've been saying all along. People post in threads they see on the front page, not hidden in the archives. Keep this thing going in one direction, mmmkay?
If the search bar yields only 1 similar result which is from over a year ago, then you've done your part and it's perfectly reasonable to use the topic.
A new member who wants to make a thread can still use the search bar. They can still search for topics and post in them, even if they are over a year old.
Yes, people post on threads on the front page. But if you post in an old thread, it gets bumped to the first page. So you don't have to dig through archives to post in an old thread.
How we just drop this discussion altogether? It has gone on long enough and drawn attention away from the actual thread.
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