As a further example of the confusion that failing to use the search function can cause by NOT adding information to an existing thread, take a look here:
If you felt inclined to add your own comments to a thread about this business, which one would you pick? Or would you reply to ALL of them?
How much easier would this have been if everyone else prior to this example had used the search function and simply added their information into the original thread? Now supposed only ONE of those threads has information you specifically want to read? What's the chances you will want to read ALL of them? You may very well miss that one piece of information you were searching for.
Anyway, when I saw this example on the BOI, I couldn't pass up the opportunity to bring up this point again.
If you felt inclined to add your own comments to a thread about this business, which one would you pick? Or would you reply to ALL of them?
How much easier would this have been if everyone else prior to this example had used the search function and simply added their information into the original thread? Now supposed only ONE of those threads has information you specifically want to read? What's the chances you will want to read ALL of them? You may very well miss that one piece of information you were searching for.
Anyway, when I saw this example on the BOI, I couldn't pass up the opportunity to bring up this point again.