metanoia said:I disagree. I'm still new here, but it's common sense to search for an answer these days before asking the same question over and over. I'm betting that 99% of new people joined here after searching Google multiple times for answers to their home brew questions, so is it really farfetched to ask the same people to search? If such repetitive threads are kept to a minimum, the more unique threads will get more of the attention they deserve.
I agree to an extent, but the point was that it isn't a reason to dispense with politeness and civility.
At the same time I slightly disagree, because sometimes old topics need a makeover, especially if there have been changes in attitudes, opinion, methods, etc. in the meantime. Also, old topics tend to drift and go off topic easily, so finding what you're looking for in a thread containing hundreds of posts can sometimes be futile. That's a general observation and isn't aimed at any topics or even forums in particular, whether it's brewing, photography, flower arranging or flamingo breeding.