I agree wholeheartedly. I'm afraid the major issue is that, more often than not, the Forum's Search function does a very poor job of helping new members (and old ones) navigate to specific titles. I used to suggest folks use Google's site search function. Unfortunately, after iRealb's recent server upgrade, that frequently goes to the "404 Error" page now. This is a serious and ongoing problem.
Nonetheless, I encourage everyone posting a song (new or not) make mention of where they got their information - whether it's from an old fake book, or from a particular recording, or even if it's just "the way I've always played it".
But until searching the Forum is a more idiot-proof, I expect we'll be seeing many more duplicates in the future.
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