Make up your mind

In the FAQ #3 forum rules i read: "Always check to see if someone else has posted the same issue. If so, please add your description on his thread."

but then there is the SHOUTING text at the bottom of every page that say's: "DON'T POST IN AN EXISTING THREAD, REPORTING "I HAVE THE SAME ISSUE!" and "PLEASE OPEN YOUR OWN THREAD!"

I'm confused now...

 

Maybe i should have posted this in the Suggestion section

 

As I see it if you want a support reply to your issue then that's more likely if you start your own thread rather than burying it in an existing 20 page thread.

Sometimes a "I'm seeing this also" is all that's required though... You've got to decide for yourself.

 

Your confusion is born out of the fact that these statements came in two very different periods of time.
The former, about not opening a new topic but using an existing one, was applicable in the early days, let's say up until late 2014- early 2015, when we where relatively few yet and on just one platform. The latter, about opening new topics and not cluttering existing ones, came later, when the forum became overcrowded and overpopulated, and the title was also avalaible on three different platforms. To avoid confusion and mess, it was then asked to post single topics when it came to issues of any sort.

In conclusion, the second statement is what is valid to this day. The first one is no longer valid. Better now?
(yes, forum rules need an update)

 

Common sense always prevail... no one will burn you in a stick if you post something in the wrong part of the forums... Present your case, wait for response, good luck solving your issue.

 

That statements been there since PC early access.

 

"Confused" would probably be a better thread title than "make up your mind".

 

Which one? First yes, second one no. It came much later

 

Makes sense, back then they needed as much feedback from as many people on issues so that they could have a wider view on the problems at hand. But fast forward to now, they don't really want people going around necro-ing 3 year old threads so creating a new thread makes it more efficient. Even so, I'd suggest first looking at the older threads to see if the problem the person is having is already fixed, and if he couldn't find a fix then just make a new thread instead of posting in the older one. Works just fine.