Date:         Thu, 30 Aug 2001 22:23:27 -0400
Reply-To:     Bradley Flubacher <flubach@HOME.COM>
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From:         Bradley Flubacher <flubach@HOME.COM>
Subject:      Answer in the archives?
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Does it really matter when a question is asked whose answer is already in
the archives?  As I see it,

1. A new or old question asked generates discussion and dynamics that most
likely never existed before. People meet people. I really like that aspect
of it.
2. New or old listees reading the new post and responses might learn
something before it goes wrong for them.
3. Bandwidth, server time and disk space are consumed.  All cheap by today's
standards.
4. Search time through the archive is unnessarily increased.
5. People who've already delt with the issue on or off the list see a
message they can/must immediately delete.

So, "should" I really feel guilty about posting a message with a question
that's been answered a few times in the past?

My personal answer-  probably not, unless it's something very simple, like
"How do I turn off my OXY light?"

What do yo think?

Bradley Flubacher
State College, PA
'82 VW diesel westy
'84 GL wasserboxer