Would any of the moderators be able to tell what topics on the Forum have NOT been covered yet? If you cannot find a Thread Topic on Something after you have done a thorough Search, then it hasn't been covered.
That is our Criteria for Redundancy.
Also and in part, any Type of Discussion is borne out of Subjectivity and even a single Topic can have an endless Amount of Angles to it, making it a unique Entity unto itself.
You can have many Topics based on an Item:
Cars which are LemonsFast Cars in ItalyCars with good WarrantiesCars best suited for City Driving | I would imagine there is already a Thread on just about anything in Existence.
How about showing a specific list so that people would be able to get some ideas if they want to start a new thread and not waste time writing thoughts and inputs (and the participants as well) in one and only to be deleted in the end? That List is called the Thread Search Feature. That's what Moderators use. If we can't find an existing Thread on the same Topic as the one you have made, then your Thread stays.
Not all Threads are deleted because of Redundancy.
If your Threads keep getting deleted, even though you have done careful and meticulous Searches for Redundancy beforehand, and were unable to find a Thread on a very similar or identical Topic, then E-Mail any of the Moderators for a Resolution:
| 2. | We will then conduct a Search, and if no similar or identical Thread Topic is found, give you the "Green Light" to go ahead and make the Thread. |
| 4. | E-Mail us to have your Thread "Set Off" and all User Voting cancelled. |
However, this is no Guarantee that your Thread will not be deleted.
It just won't be deleted for Redundancy.
Should the Topic of the Thread become hijacked, excessive Chatting take place, Flame Wars ensue, and the Thread would not be salvageable in any reasonable Framework of Time, or anything else referred to in the Frequently Asked Questions Thread, a Moderator may delete the Thread.
Thus it becomes your Responsibility to know and abide by the Forum Rules and Forum Posting Guidelines and file Reports on those Forum Posters whose Posting Habits may lead to the Deletion of the Thread.
 | In this Manner, there is no Reason why your Thread shouldn't last until Time immemorial. |
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