closed topics

It depends.
I think that members should take the time to "search" for similar threads before just jumping right in.It would be a good idea to check out any omissions that were highlighted in the previous thread on the same subject,if it was a poll include the missing items highlighted in the "you missed X" type posts.
Obviously we are going to get many repetitions of the same theme with new people joining all the time.However some attempt should be made to make these similar threads useful and interesting for people who have been around the forum for a while. Why poeple can't add reples to already existing polls thus "bumping" them up to the frontpage,is beyond me.

I should close any POLL on a well-worn topic that where the originator has made obvious omissions.However this can stimulate some debate so occasionaly the mistake creates some good
I will close any thread on a topic that has caused problems before and the originator has made no attempt to avoid the pitfalls of the previous similar threads.

I have known there to be two best guitarist poll on three consecuitive pages of Poll section. That is just lazy...
    
    

Edited by Tony R - May 11 2006 at 11:39

I recently created a new "MikeEnRegalia recommends" thread - I'll create a new one for each new recommendation. But I'll try to add the artist/album to the topic (although that's a problem due to the limited length).

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Yes,of course we should close topics with same subject or same issue brought up for discussion...

very few threads are ever closed WC. Just because a thread is similar to a previous topic does not mean it will automatically be closed.

how do you want to edit a poll someone else did?

tell me please...

no they shouldn't be closed, People lose interest in replying to posts that have gone for a long while so it is sometimes necessary to create a new thread.