Would you create a duplicate dicussion?
By Mayuko
@Mayuko (1268)
United States
January 17, 2012 4:37pm CST
Imagine if you come up with what you are sure is the greatest, most original and ingenious discussion topic -- ever. You get ready to type it up when, just for fun, you decide to do a search of this topic and you are shocked to find someone else has already created the same discussion.
Do you decide to create your discussion anyway?
Would it make a difference if: -the topic wasn't exactly the same, but still quite similar?
-there were only 2 or 3 responses and you're sure you could get dozens?
-the last response was from over 1 year ago?
Or does the fact that someone wrote a similar discussion make you no longer want to create this one?
2 responses
@megamatt (14292)
• United States
18 Jan 12
I think that if it was over a year ago with the last response, than it is something that is mostly out of sites. Heck, there are some topics that I notice that are duplicates of ground that have been tread like a month ago. So I am almost certain a year ago is going to lead to some fresh ground to be rather be traveled to say the very least.
There are going to be a huge turnover of fresh posters in the past year anyway. Not to mention that a lot of people might not remember topics that they would have posted in a year ago. Maybe even the person who posted it for all you know. A lot of things can happen in a year. A lot of people will come, a lot of people will go, but things remain fresh after a few months, never mind a year.
@fannitia (2167)
• Bulgaria
17 Jan 12
Hi, Mayuko, maybe if the discussion is from one year ago I would go on with my idea.
Or if I really want to share something I'd try to find a different approach to the topic.
Anyway, I don't think that it is possible to imagine something so new and ingenious.
Everything has been said long time ago :D
