As you probably realize, even though it's in the thread title and people are frequently directed to that post, it often doesn't happen. You can certainly ask someone to read something. That doesn't mean they will. If someone wants to write a FAQ for the Paris thread, they are more than welcome to do so. But it doesn't mean people will read it or that the same questions won't be asked repeatedly.
Re thread length, the forum can now handle much longer threads. That actually happened before the new software. And while creating a new thread might make it less cumbersome, it practically guarantees question repetition as members likely won't search for previous/closed threads. It's also a reason threads on the same subject are merged.
As for the Paris thread, I guess the conclusion is that sometimes you do have to repeat the same things....repeatedly.
Or, members can choose to ignore anything to which they don't want to respond. Hope that clarifies things.
the next 5 questions, what did you buy, what nationality are you/the SA, what else did you ask for. It's like if you get a bag you need to write a dissertation about the experience just to head off the question. I wish the mods would do a real FAQ (not like my joke one) and point them to it like they do on Authenticity-not that it helps much but at least there's a place they can look.
