What I don't understand is how it's more efficient for someone to do the search themselves, cut and paste the links, and post them to their reply.
People get so pissed about repeat topics because it supposedly cuts down on efficiency of the forum.
It's MUCH more efficient to either ignore the post (don't even go into it!!), or to simply reply with an intelligent answer.
Sometimes it's much easier to read intelligent replies on a repeat thread than to wade through 15 pages of responses on the original thread before you get to the answer you want.