People don't seem to like discussing an old meta thread. Moreover, since members are always changing, I think it's meaningful to hear new members' opinions. Please notice that the members who participated in the old discussion may not be active members any more. So it's useless to expect their responses when you post opinions to them if that is the case.
EDIT(Aug. 20, 2013) I suggest that a near duplicate meta question be allowed under the following conditions.
The previous thread is at least 1 year old.
There is a link to the previous thread.
[I think that the OP only posted it in order to justify his recent threads in which he brought up old topics, without any reference to any previous discussions on them. I don't like soapboxing.]
You seem to be trying hard to object every meta thread I opened. If you find a problem relating meta, what's wrong with opening a meta thread about it? $\endgroup$