Have you ever come here to ask a question, only to find that it has previously been asked?

Only in the sense that they were asked quite a long while back, when there were a lot of different members, so I asked the question again, knowing there are a lot of new members that would have different perspectives.

Many times. I’ve even had questions removed because they were a repeat of a recently asked question. The search feature isn’t the best, as I had tried to find any similar questions.

If it’s been a year or more since it was asked, I sometimes re-ask anyway, since the answerers had generally turned over.

The closed seat is a different question entirely. A closed seat allows the toilet to function as a seat or stool, a different situation in a public toilet, where you wouldn’t necessarily want someone tying up the stall while reading a book. The closed seat would also mean another set of surfaces to be cleaned, a factor that can add up.

A closed seat in a home is for the reasons @stanleybmanly gave, but also for aesthetics. A bathroom looks nicer with a toilet seat down. Public bathrooms have no need for aesthetics.

@stanleybmanly and @Dutchess_III – I didn’t mean the toilet seat cover – I meant the seat has a closed oval as opposed to the gap in the front of the public toilet seats. Sorry for the misunderstanding.

@Kardamom and @ibstubro – I didn’t use the search for this; the grumpyfish prompted me as I went through the steps of posting the question. In this case the question isn’t really about opinions, though, so would you have asked it again even though the earlier post already answered it?

If the question required a factual answer, rather than an opinion, and the previous question already had the answer, I probably would not re-ask the same question. I wouldn’t see the need.

Many times. But sometimes I see the duplicate question but intentionally ignore it. That is when I want more opinions or the answers aren’t satifactory.

If the prompts the grumpy fish provided are not exactly the same question, if the responses to that question do on enlighten you, or the question provided is over a year old, it’s safe to ask the question anyway.

Grumpy fish has increasingly become “Crotchety fish” as the site has evolved, post development.

Twice I have discovered that I’m the one who already asked the same question, with almost the same wording.

I was going to ask if this one guy might like me. I keep having this dream that he does like me, but I can’t figure it out because he acts like he doesn’t like me. It’s so confusing. Well anyway, I asked the question then noticed that like it’s been talked about 1 million times already. Ermahgerd

@jonsblond, NO! It means you’re pregnant.

If it’s a “social” type question and it hasn’t been asked in at least a year, I will not hesitate to ask it again. There are a lot of new users and I’m always interested in what they have to say, in addition to technology changing, etiquette changing, etc. It’s always worthwhile to ask and always an interesting discussion.