Hi!,

Personally, I first use 'Recent Posts' and then go to specific Boards.

From what I can see, many seem to go to specific Boards first and, as a result, there are multi postings across the boards.

A recent example is the new Russian fighter/bomber discussed under;

PAK-FA (Weapory)
Russian Draws... (Breaking News)
PAK-FA Tests... Aircraft
PAK-FA Stealth... Aircraft

And I believe there was one other thread....

Now, even if people looked at specific boards, the last two (both under 'Aircraft' have PAK-FA in their title. It would appear that many people don't bother to search first.

Apologies if I sound negative but I believe that;

a) multiple threads waste time and space of all readers and

b) don't allow those who have specific interests in a topic to have a single forum.... views and ideas are therefore, potentially diluted.

It might be an idea to suggest to newcomers that they first check the Recent Boad and then do a search?

Peace!

If you see a topic that has been posted already, hit alert on the thread. It starts a thread in a staff forum letting us know about it.

We allow two threads on the same subject if one is in Breaking news forum and one in a topical forum.

Understand also that members do come up with a new twist on a subject or a new find and start new threads about it. We allow this as well as long as it is a clear new angle.

The best remedy for double threads on the same topic is to hit the alert though. Add a link to the first thread too. It helps speed up the housekeeping.