What an interesting question! I don’t think it’s a huge issue either way, and there hasn’t been any prior discussion about it, but it’s very thoughtful of you to ask.
Speaking only for myself, I’d say that if you think your question would fit well within an existing discussion (and you can find it, sometimes it’s hard to turn up a thread you know exists if you can’t recall what it was named), then do feel free to bump an old thread. But if you want a quick answer, nobody will mind if you make a new thread. A mod can always come in and merge it with an older thread later, if they know of one that would be a good fit.
I guess the guiding concept would be that there’s a larger community here than actively posts, many just read, and threads are useful repositories of knowledge and discussion. If you can spot a good place to expand that discussion, go for it, but don’t feel you can’t ask something new.
