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Message: <blockquote data-quote="RFisher" data-source="post: 3498483" data-attributes="member: 3608">Ideally someone searches for a topic, finds an old thread about it, & reads it. Then if they have anything to add, they ressurect that thread. This is much, much preferable (IMHO) to starting a new thread, rehashing the subject, & ending up with essentially a duplicate of an older thread.Even a "hey, this was helpful" isn't so bad. Such a bump gives people who missed it the first time & who hadn't thought of searching for it a chance to see a good thread.Displacement in time is one of the fundamental benefits of this medium.Now, considering ENWorld:You have to be a paying community supporter to access the search. While I can't disagree with that decision, I think it's unfortunate. The ability to search is a fundamental aspect of (IMHO) practical computerized information.When it comes to long threads, it may sometimes be better to start a new thread that links to the old one. The potential for threads getting long here is greater than many other boards.Then there's the archiving, which I don't really know anything about. I'm guessing archived threads can't be directly resurrected. (I wonder how much everyone being able to search might diminish the need to archive so often.)</blockquote>