September 16, 2021

On 9/16/21 8:12 PM, Elmar wrote:

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On Monday, 13 September 2021 at 13:45:51 UTC, Steven Schveighoffer wrote:

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On 9/12/21 7:36 AM, Elmar wrote:

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On Tuesday, 14 November 2006 at 13:04:20 UTC, Mariano wrote:

FYI this thread is FIFTEEN years old. Please do not resurrect zombie threads. Instead, link to them (as the forum UI no doubt told you, and offered a button to click to actually fix it instantly).

Thanks Steve. Sorry for bothering you.
Is there a specific advantage in starting a new thread for an old thread, for a topic which might be relevant for different people from time to time?

Sorry for the irritated tone. As Mike said, my biggest problem with resurrecting really old threads is all of a sudden people start reading the whole thread thinking it's new, and start responding to posts thinking people are asking questions that have probably long been answered, or making arguments that are long moot (often to people who are no longer paying attention to the forum). In short, it wastes people's time.

I'm sure you meant well, but do try and read the forum warnings when you try to reply to an old thread, it stops you, tells you that the thread is old, and offers to fix it by posting a link to the original (along with your quoted text) instead of pulling the entire thread to the top.

Thanks

-Steve

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