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Voigtlander Nokton 58mm vs Fuji 56mm 1.2

Started Jun 20, 2016 | Discussions thread
Jerry-astro
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Re: Threads are living sources of useful information...

Jared Huntr wrote:

Jerry-astro wrote:

Please note that this thread is 1-1/2 years old and probably didn't need to be resurrected from the dead. If you'd like to discuss this issue, please consider simply starting a new thread.

I'm just curious as to the rationale behind this. Quite often when people start a new thread on an old topic, they are scolded for not searching first.

What is wrong with centralizing information under one thread instead of scattering among multiple threads? This helps newcomers to find information quicker, not to mention is more efficient use of database space for storage, thereby facilitating faster queries.

In many (probably most) cases, the information is dated or less relevant.  In this case, perhaps less so.  Your argument about newcomers finding information more quickly is not really valid, since a search would bring up both the old and the new threads, assuming the search criteria were adequate.

As far as “scolding” people for not searching first, the issue is more about asking folks to find an answer before starting a new thread on an already overworked topic that has been discussed and resolved many times previously.  In many cases, a thread wouldn’t be even necessary had someone taken the time to do a bit of searching first.  That has nothing to do with this particular issue.

Probably not worth debating regardless.

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