# Reviving Old Threads

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**Created:** [March 15, 2012, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reviving-old-threads/615821 "2012-03-15T02:18:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/f04885/32.png) [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\
**Post date:** [March 15, 2012, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reviving-old-threads/615821/1 "2012-03-15T02:18:39Z")

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I’ve wanted to start a thread on how people answered Political Compass questions. However searching, I found a series of threads on each individual Political Compass question from several years ago. Should I revive these threads or start a new thread?

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**Author:** ![Inner\_Stickler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inner_stickler/32/318_2.png) [@Inner\_Stickler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inner_Stickler)\
**Post date:** [March 15, 2012, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reviving-old-threads/615821/2 "2012-03-15T02:26:41Z")

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I don’t think anyone could find any fault if you started a new thread and included links in the OP to any previous threads that are germane to your topic.

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**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\
**Post date:** [March 15, 2012, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reviving-old-threads/615821/3 "2012-03-15T04:16:28Z")

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I assume these are in Great Debates. In that forum it’s probably best to start a new thread if the previous thread has been dormant for more than a few months.