Nothing wrong with starting a new thread on a topic with many threads done as long as there is a reason... news... a twist... a question that hasn't been addressed, while giving "credit" to past threads.

But therein lies the rub. If, say, a question has been addressed, a new thread is not warrented... better to say, in a new post to that thread, that you wish to persue whatever point based on whatever reason.

Of course, sometimes, with the sheer volume of posts, it is impossible to find the time to read all that was posted on sommat years ago and a new thread is not only required by "you" but by all.

I am sure this has been discussed at length before but I can't be arsed to search it all out and I don't have the time to devote to it. So many posts are verbose and go on and on and on... >;-)