I get the value of historical context, but revisiting the same requests is not automatically unproductive. Repetition can be a signal that the issue still matters and still is not meeting users’ needs, not that people failed to read old threads. Forums are active communities, not static archives, and new users arrive with different workflows who run into the same friction points independently.
Past discussions explain why something was difficult or deprioritized at the time, but those constraints are not fixed forever. Hardware improves, firmware evolves, and development priorities change. What was not feasible or worthwhile years ago might be reasonable now. If topics are never raised again, “duly noted” can quietly turn into “forgotten.”
There is also a difference between understanding why something has not been done and agreeing that it should stay that way. Knowing the history does not obligate everyone to accept the outcome indefinitely. Repeating a request, especially with new examples or clearer framing, can refine the problem and add useful signal rather than noise.
Frustration exists on both sides. Long-time contributors may be tired of seeing the same ideas, but newer users can feel dismissed when told their experience is old news. A healthy forum balances institutional memory with continued pressure. That tension is often how progress actually happens.
And yes, I get that this can be even more annoying for people who practically live on the forum. I understand that feeling, and I say this as someone who still loves Fractal Audio after all these years. At the same time, there may be a brilliant mind participating now who was not around before. Someone who would never have thought to raise the request themselves, but who might see it and suddenly have a genuinely clever solution. Shutting the door on repeated topics risks missing that kind of spark.
