"However, you shouldn't waste your time with meaningless criticism if you aren't even going

to offer some kind of assistance."

Making a Reply that something has been posted multiple times will help your Peer Volunteers who might not realize the topic is running more than once, might not see that the same help has already been given elsewhere, might not understand that there already is more detail in one of the other places it is posted, or simply, might help avoid spinning wheels and spending time where it is not needed.

Because you are unlikely to be the only person a bit busy, this time of year, here on this Peer User Community.

It isn't a meaningless criticism to you. It is to help you see what happened, so that you can avoid it next time, and to provide a bit of a road sign to everyone else.