What are the potential pitfalls of posting duplicate threads on a PHP forum?

Posting duplicate threads on a PHP forum can clutter the forum with redundant information, making it difficult for other users to find relevant answers. It can also lead to confusion and fragmentation of discussions. To solve this issue, users should first search the forum to see if their question has already been answered before creating a new thread. 

// Check if the thread title already exists before posting a new thread
if($existing_thread = check_existing_thread($thread_title)) {
    echo "A thread with the title '$thread_title' already exists. Please search for existing threads before posting.";
} else {
    // Proceed with posting the new thread
    post_new_thread($thread_title, $thread_content);
}

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