Re: should lack of knowledge about an existing thread be tolerated in the forum?
⭐ Merited by ABCbits (1)
This topic has been discussed before 
For example: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5462762.0
But all kidding aside, it's a grey area... Sometimes i start a topic that was *allmost* identical to an existing one, or where the existing topic was last used several years ago... Sometimes i use the search function but use "wrong" search parameters...
Usually, people that don't use the search don't bother me all that much... I usually point them towards the existing thread and tell them it would be better if they closed their thread and posted in the existing once instead
For example: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5462762.0
But all kidding aside, it's a grey area... Sometimes i start a topic that was *allmost* identical to an existing one, or where the existing topic was last used several years ago... Sometimes i use the search function but use "wrong" search parameters...
Usually, people that don't use the search don't bother me all that much... I usually point them towards the existing thread and tell them it would be better if they closed their thread and posted in the existing once instead