[dep]

i think that if you look you'll note that the threads were being simultaneously composed, which means that a search wouldn't have accomplished anything.

dep

[Ingtar]

I appreciate the efforts you take to focus threads

[Sidebar Moderator]

To some degree, yes, it is unavoidable. However, some were posted a full 5 minutes afterwards.

[Sidebar Moderator]

i think that if you look you'll note that the threads were being simultaneously composed, which means that a search wouldn't have accomplished anything.

You are correct for some of them, but for some of the later ones, it would have.

[Henry F. Bowman]

Even though the threads were posted essentially at the same time, there is no excuse for failing to to another search just before hitting the "post" button. (Open a new window to check this.)

It is "vanity" to try to be the first, at the expense of the system's resources and your fellow members' time. There is nothing wrong with waiting 5 minutes to see if it was posted. There are no "winners" in the race to post first. Only losers.