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Old 05-24-2012, 05:52 PM   #1
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... or does it seem like we have threads all over the place and double threads on the same subject too.
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Old 05-24-2012, 06:25 PM   #2
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JP, you may be right, but I don't really see it as a problem, but more as a sympton in that a thread gets started, goes along for a bit, then the subject takes a turn off the main theme path, and the thread starts to talk about something else. After a bit, someone wants to return to the original subject so they start a new thread discussing the old original subject because it is easier than trying to steer the old original thread back to its roots (follow me?).

This happens, I think, basically for two main reasons, and probably a whole lot more lesser reasons, 1) a poster wants to get back to the original thread subject, but doesn't know how to make a posting which will do that, so he (or she) justs starts a new thread, and 2) a poster hasn't read then entire thread
and is not aware of what the thread actually started out to be, so he (or she)
just starts a new thread with his (or her) new idea.

The problem all this causes is that when a thread gets off course, the continuity of the message may get lost and posters may be confused as to what they are actually posting to. However, starting new threads every once and a while isn't all that bad, either, since sometimes a thread gets too long to be able to be coherent from end to end.

Okay, I've had my say, and please, somebody put me out of my misery.
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Old 05-24-2012, 06:43 PM   #3
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I see what you are saying Camp Guy but I agree with Jonas. I don't like so many duplicate threads. I wonder if some people just read a few threads so they don't realize it???
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Before we post we should read what's been posted before.
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Old 05-24-2012, 07:35 PM   #5
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... or does it seem like we have threads all over the place and double threads on the same subject too.
If your initial post was not time stamped two minutes before my thread in the boating section, I would be sure you were talking about me. Seeing as how our thread titles both have "is it just me" in them. Coincidence I guess. I went back a year and didn't see any threads that specifically addressed my concern.
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I suspect "Occam's Razor" is at work here. The simplest answer is that some folks that aren't as familiar with the various category's and just accidentally start a new thread in General Discussion.

I know I did this several times when I first joined the forum in 2006.
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... or does it seem like we have threads all over the place and double threads on the same subject too.
I see it too...I don't understand why there is 4-5 threads going on gas prices.
It is very simple, use the search option and put in 2012 Gas Prices
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I bet you wouldn't see this happening in Maine.
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