When you must start your own thread and why people shouldnt have to

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I just wanted to say that I get pretty annoyed when a Moderator is extremely rigid in their interpretation of forum rules.  Especially when it comes to telling people not to resurrect old topics.   
If posting on old topics was bad, you should just close any topic with no responses for 30 days.  But you don't because that would be absurd.  Just because a topic has not had replies in 6 months does not mean the thread has run its course.  It may just be waiting for someone with more information, better information, or just better discussion.
You know why it makes sense to jump on another thread?  Because most users likely dont stop by to help others on a regular basis, I certainly don't, and forum moderator make up the bulk of responses and are not always the most helpful.  But I get notified when someone posts to a thread I am already participating in.  So it brings me back.  So if you have the same issue, or more info about an older thread, by all means please post in it, to bring me and everyone else back with new information we may have learned.   You instantly get an audience of people that know something about your issue.  And it makes threads more complete, because so many times threads just fizzle out with no conclusion until someone resurrects them. 
I just want to throw that out there, because this is an MSI user forum, and I am sure a lot of users would like to avoid repeating themselves, copying old info from older relevant threads into a new one.   There is a reason you tell people to search, because there is relevant info already there, and if their issue is the same, then they should be able to add to that thread discussion.
Hijacking a thread is completely different, and should not be tolerated when your post is not relevant.  Resurrecting threads should not be discouraged if they still have travel left in them, because it brings people back and makes thread that you search for more complete.

Answer 1

It is always best to offer individual personal assistance with each OP's concerns. A large percentage of the time, the people that hijack or re-open old threads are just plain lazy to open their own, and often don't even have the same mainboard or exact same hardware. Two identical boards and hardware configurations can run and perform different due to variances in the actual components. To make matters worse, some give absolutely no system component information on which to base a suggestion or recommendation on anyway.
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I just wanted to say that I get pretty annoyed when a Moderator is extremely rigid in their interpretation of forum rules.
Rules are rules! What's the point of having them if not enforced? There is a distinct difference between 'rule' and 'guideline'.
Typical example of a hijacker! Doesn't even list the CPU they have! If it was up to me, I would make signatures mandatory at the time of registration! Too much time back and forth is wasted asking for it. Then, a common response is that they don't think it's relevant! Say what? It wouldn't be asked for if it wasn't 'relevant' to provide a better troubleshooting strategy.
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