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amyable
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Posted: March 26 2009 at 2:36pm \| IP Logged

I find that so much of what I want to ask has been discussed in some way before...is it better for any reason to just bump an old thread for "new life" or should I always just start a new thread. I know different forums have different ideas about this.

You'd think I'd know this by now. How long have I been posting here?

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Posted: March 26 2009 at 2:46pm \| IP Logged

Amy,

I think it is often better to bump up a new thread. Makes it easier to find all of the discussions in one place when we go searching.

For instance, in the last couple of weeks I found some new Mozart resources...I just added them to an old post.

I am second-guessing...but what do the other moderators think?

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Posted: March 26 2009 at 2:47pm \| IP Logged

By the way, Amy, I think it is an EXCELLENT question....one many members wonder about. Thanks for asking!

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Posted: March 26 2009 at 2:54pm \| IP Logged

You know, I've wondered that myself, Amy. The archives here are so rich - and just last week I spent a lot of time searching the MANY threads here on "Bravewriter". A couple of times I thought about tagging a question onto a thread that was 4 years old! If I hadn't been able to find the answer out on my own through more searching of the archives that's exactly what I had planned on doing.

I'm inclined to tag onto an old thread because like Chari it's easier when all the thoughts and links are gathered together in one place rather than 16 threads all about the same thing.

And...I think it's neat when an old thread might pull members back in who may not post or check here regularly anymore. It's neat to get feedback about how things might be working out for them.

I'm glad you asked this, Amy! And, I too am curious to see what some of the other members and mods think!

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Posted: March 26 2009 at 2:57pm \| IP Logged

I think that if your questions or new comments relate directly to an old thread that bumping up that thread would be a good thing.

But if they're entirely new.. if you could start a new thread and try to reflect the difference in the subject line that might help people later find information better than hunting through a many paged thread.

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