# Looking for some help to avoid posting a duplicate thread **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [December 30, 2014, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-some-help-to-avoid-posting-a-duplicate-thread/708568 "2014-12-30T21:43:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Charlie\_Wayne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4bbf92/32.png) [@Charlie\_Wayne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charlie_Wayne)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2014, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-some-help-to-avoid-posting-a-duplicate-thread/708568/1 "2014-12-30T21:43:29Z")
I would like to post a thread titled something like … Which movies do you love so much that you could watch them at least once per week? I have tried to use the TSD Search function to prevent me from posting a duplicate thread but I keep getting nothing but “Internal Errors” whenever I use the Search function. So, I switched to Google but I can’t seem to search for a thread title that is similar to the above title. I would hate to just post a duplicate thread. In addition, has there been a change to the two minute time limit for TSD searches? In the past, when I made a search and then tried to make another search before the two minute limit, I would get a message saying something like, "You need to wait 2 minutes before using the Search function again. You need to wait an additional 30 seconds. Then, I could try another search 30 seconds later. But now, it seems to reset the clock to two minutes every time I try to do a search. In other words, if I do a search and then wait 90 seconds, it tells me, “You need to wait an additional 30 seconds”. But then it resets the clock to two minutes. So, if I try again a few seconds later, it tells me, “You need to wait an additional 90 seconds” (or close to that). Could there have been a recent change to the way the search function works? I have tried to use Google as explained in the Sticky post by AlterEgo. But I can’t seem to search for threads started by myself. I can search for specific words within a thread title. But if I’m not certain what the existing thread is titled, I can’t seem to search for any other value - like the name of the person who started the thread. I probably am misunderstanding something. But I am extremely frustrated by all these Internal Errors. I don’t know what to do next. ---
**Author:** ![Andy\_L](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c67d28/32.png) [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2014, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-some-help-to-avoid-posting-a-duplicate-thread/708568/2 "2014-12-30T21:57:59Z")
I’m having a little trouble with search now too. “New Posts,” which is a form of “search” works fine, but when I tried to search using the regular search utility, I got “stuck” - the search results didn’t return, and when I refreshed, the search timer had been set by the initial failed search. May be a slight server problem. Meanwhile you can use Google to search the SDMB by putting: “site:boards.straightdope.com movie watch frequently” in the search bar. ---
**Author:** ![PastTense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pasttense/32/14550_2.png) [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2014, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-some-help-to-avoid-posting-a-duplicate-thread/708568/3 "2014-12-30T22:12:57Z")
> [@](#): > > I would hate to just post a duplicate thread. I think relatively few people here share that view: most subjects seem to have been posted on multiple times. Certainly there are all kinds of variations of favorite movie threads. I suggest you just browse the Cafe Society forum back a couple weeks or whatever–and post if you don’t find a duplicate in that time period. ---
**Author:** ![Charlie\_Wayne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4bbf92/32.png) [@Charlie\_Wayne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charlie_Wayne)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2014, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-some-help-to-avoid-posting-a-duplicate-thread/708568/4 "2014-12-30T22:16:48Z")
> [@PastTense](#): > > I think relatively few people here share that view: most subjects seem to have been posted on multiple times. Certainly there are all kinds of variations of favorite movie threads. > > I suggest you just browse the Cafe Society forum back a couple weeks or whatever–and post if you don’t find a duplicate in that time period. Believe it or not, I am wary about posting duplicate threads because in the past, I have gotten grief from a moderator about doing that. [backpeddaling] I don’t blame the moderator for doing that. If I was a moderator, I wouldn’t appreciate that either. [/backpeddaling] I don’t want to do it again. ---
**Author:** ![PastTense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pasttense/32/14550_2.png) [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2014, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-some-help-to-avoid-posting-a-duplicate-thread/708568/5 "2014-12-30T22:21:30Z")
There have been a number of threads on the most times you have watched a movie: > **[What movie have you watched the most times?](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=342237)** > > Lets say more than 20 times, and you would watch it again. I would have a hard time picking the ONE movie I have watched the most times. Here are some of them: Jaws, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, The Sting, The Godfather, Psycho, The... > **[What's the highest number of times you've seen a movie in the theater?](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=712993)** > > Last Wednesday, my wife went to see the Alfonso Cuarón movie Gravity… …for the eighth time!!! There are a few of my favorite movies that I’ve seen eight or more times, but always on TV or DVD; the most times I’ve ever seen a movie at the theater is... > **[Do you watch movies more than once?](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=688691)** > > Normally, after I see a movie, I am over it. Don’t care to see it again. But there have been a few that I have seen over and over. Like, “2001, A Space Odyssey”. Probably have seen it 12 times. Many times on the big screen. Seventy-five percent... > **[What is the most times you've watched a movie (and what movie was it?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=160018)** > > Or a ballpark guess. I’ve seen Dogs In Space probably 30 times… not sure if that’s the most for any movie, but it’s probably close. As a slight tangent, my father-in-law’s husband has never watched ANY movie twice. :eek: > **[Which movie(s) have you seen the most times? And why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=326028)** > > It occurred to me recently that as strong and as effective as they have been, I rarely feel the need to see many of Clint Eastwood’s movies a second time, much less purchase them on DVD or VHS. (I might tape them off the air on a commercial-free... > **[What Movie Have You Seen the Most Times and Why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=38181)** > > Mine has to be “Caddy Shack.” I have probably seen that movie over 13 times. It is just so funny that they made such a mokery of a snobby country club. The characters were awesome. Judge Smells, Spalding(even his name is funny), and Rodney just... ---
**Author:** ![Charlie\_Wayne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4bbf92/32.png) [@Charlie\_Wayne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charlie_Wayne)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2014, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-some-help-to-avoid-posting-a-duplicate-thread/708568/6 "2014-12-31T00:16:29Z")
PastTense, That is very interesting. Mind if I ask how you found those threads? Did you use the current TSD Search function? Or did you use the Google search? The specific title of the thread I’d like to post is something like … Can you post a list movie titles that you love so much you could watch them at least N times per year (where N is some predetermined number). For example, here is a list of 11 movies that I love so much I could watch them once per week. (the final thread might be “once per month” or “once every day” or something similar. The number on the right hand side of each line is the rating assigned to the movie by IMDB. A rating of 7.0 is usually considered average. Films rated higher than 7.0 are considered to be “above average” while films below 7.0 are considered to be “below average”. 1995 12 Monkeys 8.1 2001 Blow 7.6 1989 Coming Home 7.4 1981 Das Boot 8.4 1964 Dr. Strangelove 8.5 1975 Farewell My Lovely 7.1 1996 Fargo 8.2 1964 Goldfinger 1962 Lawrence Of Arabia 8.4 1989 Match Point 7.7 1993 Schlindler’s List 8.9 I don’t recall seeing a thread that was titled exactly that way and there is almost certainly a better approach than picking a specific number. My point to this thread is there is a difference between saying, “The following is a list of my favorite movies.” and saying, “The following is a list of movies that I could watch once every day.” In other words, I might enjoy watching some movie every day and I wouldn’t object if it was just played as a kind of background music. However, I might not want to watch my ten most favorite films once per day, every day. I hope I explained that OK. It feels to me like it is something difficult to explain well. But I thank you very much for your post and I sure would like to know how you found those threads. P.S. Many of these choices are purely subjective. The film “Blow” might appeal to people who like to engage in some light drug use whereas that film might not appeal at all to other people. I no longer engage in light drug use, but I loved “Blow” - largelyl due to the performances of Johnny Depp and Ethan Suplee. Ethan Suplee is an amazing actor. He weighed close to 300 pounds in one performance and then he lost about 150 pounds in his next performance. Both films are well worth seeing. ---
**Author:** ![Charlie\_Wayne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4bbf92/32.png) [@Charlie\_Wayne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charlie_Wayne)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2014, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-some-help-to-avoid-posting-a-duplicate-thread/708568/7 "2014-12-31T00:36:03Z")
Darn! I have a clear memory of the following three movies in which Suplee weighed close to 300 pounds (maybe even close to 400 pounds). But I can’t find any of the movies in which he had lost 200 pounds or more. I don’t know why that is. But if you watch the following movies, I am certain you will not be disappointed because he is just a great actor. American History X 1998 Remember the Titans 2000 Blow 2001 ---
**Author:** ![PastTense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pasttense/32/14550_2.png) [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2014, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-some-help-to-avoid-posting-a-duplicate-thread/708568/8 "2014-12-31T02:31:44Z")
Google search: site:straightdope.com most times watched movie ---
**Author:** ![Charlie\_Wayne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4bbf92/32.png) [@Charlie\_Wayne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charlie_Wayne)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2014, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-some-help-to-avoid-posting-a-duplicate-thread/708568/9 "2014-12-31T04:13:00Z")
> [@PastTense](#): > > Google search: > site:straightdope.com most times watched movie Thanks very much. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![GrandWino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grandwino/32/67_2.png) [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2014, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-some-help-to-avoid-posting-a-duplicate-thread/708568/10 "2014-12-31T15:57:18Z")
You could watch _Schindler’s List_ every single week? Holy shit. ---
**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2014, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-some-help-to-avoid-posting-a-duplicate-thread/708568/11 "2014-12-31T16:18:11Z")
> [@GrandWino](#): > > You could watch _Schindler’s List_ every single week? Holy shit. It’s practically a remake of A Christmas Carol. You have a boss who isn’t nice or he’s indifferent to his workers but by the end of the movie he’s all nice to them and doing favors for them. ---
**Author:** ![GrandWino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grandwino/32/67_2.png) [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2014, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-some-help-to-avoid-posting-a-duplicate-thread/708568/12 "2014-12-31T16:42:07Z")
> [@Drunky\_Smurf](#): > > It’s practically a remake of A Christmas Carol. You have a boss who isn’t nice or he’s indifferent to his workers but by the end of the movie he’s all nice to them and doing favors for them. Portraying Jacob Marley’s ghost as a starving prisoner was a nice touch too. ---
**Author:** ![TBG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@TBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TBG)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2014, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-some-help-to-avoid-posting-a-duplicate-thread/708568/13 "2014-12-31T21:37:32Z")
> [@Charlie\_Wayne](#): > > Believe it or not, I am wary about posting duplicate threads because in the past, I have gotten grief from a moderator about doing that. > > [backpeddaling] I don’t blame the moderator for doing that. If I was a moderator, I wouldn’t appreciate that either. [/backpeddaling] > > I don’t want to do it again. But now you’ll just get grief for bumping a zombie instead! 😛