Can I borrow your "cellar rule book"?

[Happy Monkey]

Originally posted by lumberjim
Discouraging conversation about a topic you've already discussed or referring someone to the old thread does nothing but discourage the person who is interested, and the people that did not see the old thread from talking about it further.

I think you read too much into that. I like it when references are made to earlier discussions. It can provide people who read it with more insight into the lay of the land for the discussion, and people who don't want to read it don't have to.