Originally Posted by
Shins
Generally the rule of thumb is that you don't want to resurrect a thread that's 2yrs old unless you have new information pertaining to the topic.
Why, you might ask? People get all excited to see something new, and then they open thread and see: "Oh, wow." When generally, that emotion has already been covered. Then the excitement bubble gets popped and it leaves the poster wallowing in a puddle of disappointment - which translated might look like a series of "wtf" posts.
No one wants disappointment puddles.