Yes, perhaps in certain general sense the replies are quite
'standard'... But one might just change their opinion from time to
time (may it be due to personal preference / experience / or change
in institute's polices or systems etc...)... That's just one way
why forums are quite different from a bulletin board, otherwise we
might just have something like that? One may try to consolidate all
the information into a single thread, but that might have to be
constantly updated and maintained by someone? Not to mention that
the person doing the job might or might not be constantly updated
with the relevant information, and is his / her opinion about what
could be 'relevant' can be higher subjective to his / her personal
view...? With that kind of effort, I would also think perhaps it
might be better to have a forum under 'school / education' to
address that? But of course, that just might not yield adequate
response in a way?
Also, having various threads encourage discussions on the topic...
It's difficult to do different discussions within a single thread
though at times they might have more information and opinions...
But else, it could be quite messy...? The readers and the ones
asking for advice might need to be quite selective... It would
definitely be much easier to be 'selective' (for them to choose to
read the other related threads) than to screen through a single
thread for what they want... Take myself for an example is a person
who is often reluctant to read through long threads.. That might in
a way dampen response? But of course, that might just be me?
Under different threads, it would also be easier for forumites to
provide the relevant form of information needed by that particular
person and even stem off the discussion somewhere further...?
