I'm going to play devil's advocate here:
If the SAME EXACT person creates the same Thread topic multiple times in multiple sub forums, they should be banned (temporarily)
If a person is just getting on here and asking a question (ONE SINGLE THREAD) that has been asked by others multiple times, they should not be banned.
^Reason why I say this:::Many times, if you notice, many logs and thread topics start off pretty good, i'll say that. Usually, depending on the person, before the 2nd page, the whole topic is completely off subject and it is a shiat fest. This happens more times than not, believe me. Or, the person disappears or the person gets sick, side tracked...or mid-cycle, we find out the company duped us and the product wasn't genuine...i've seen it all fellas. And, on occasion, the log gets all the way through and we gain some valuable information from it. Other "discussion threads" hardly ever have a definitive answer. Usually it's a debate and then it's an argument on who is wrong or who is right about what or how to run what cycle or what supplement gives the best "test boost", which I find is a complete joke of an argument.
That is ONE reason why people will do this "research" and just say screw it and ask the question again. Also, many topics are yesteryear. Many people want current. If I was a noob and came here and searched for SD, I would hardly want to read what some guy ran in 2006 and his PCT protocol from 2006. I would rather have current info, no later than 2009.
Usually these guys make posts guessing to see something relevant to the time frame, not ancient history. If you went to purchase the newest phone, would you want a brochure from the 2005 version of that phone? Hell no! If I walk in and ask my doc to prescribe something for this peculiar rash, why would he give me some advice from some pill or cream back in 1996? This is 2010...
That's one reason why I have never really upheld "stickies" because the information becomes outdated and/or not appropriate to a specific situation. It's like buying an "all in one book", they never cover enough information in depth.