Also, as far as there being older threads out there: If they are sufficiently old, you all know the policy is not resurrect them but to start a new one that can see if there is anything new on the topic and/or create some fresh thinking. If there is a more recent thread that seems to be the same or nearly the same topic, then wouldn’t posting a link to tat thread be the more polite thing to do? It isn’t always easy to find other threads that are similar, depending on how the thread is titled, what forum it is in, etc.