Forgive me for being ignorant, but what is the downside of posting a new thread on an old subject? I just don't see the harm. Isn't it easy enough to just scroll past it?
Reposting threads takes up bandwidth. Bandwidth must be paid for.
Only downside I've ever seen is having to put up with all the whining and moaning from those who happened to be aware of the old thread. I never am, because this type of exchange always takes place on the first time I've seen an article.
Not to worry though. Those whining and moaning about a dupe post are merely serving to bump the thread back to the top, which I am sure is how I happened to stumble across them.
This post was a good story and it brought a smile to my face.
Funny, the posts that make me smile are the ones that somebody invariably complains about.
'Forgive me for being ignorant, but what is the downside of posting a new thread on an old subject? I just don't see the harm. Isn't it easy enough to just scroll past it?'
I agree. For many people here at FR, that is their greatest joy, thread-crapping about reposts.
Like someone else said, I might have missed this story the first time, and concerning this story, I did.
Thanks, OP, for the story. Interesting, now I guess the first aid kits will now all carry Tampons. Got to love it.