RE: (ukha_d) Re: Off Topic Posts (Again)

["Jon Whiten" <jon@xxxxxxx>]

See inserted comments....

Regards,

Jon
http://www.whiten.co.uk/



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Steve Cooper [mailto:steve.cooper@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 31 October 2001 13:18
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [ukha_d] (ukha_d) Re: Off Topic Posts (Again)
>
>
>
> Personally I would miss the OT banter that goes on, which would
> be the case
> if you directly replies directly at the sender.

Me Too...!  In my view the whole point of a public forum is that the
answers
are as interesting to readers as the questions.  I for one would not be to
impressed with a list that contained only questions - think of it the other
way, what if you got 100 replies, all slightly different, to a question you
asked, but without the respondents knowing what each other had said?  That
would be chaos!

>
> The original idea of putting OT currently in use works to
> identify the chat
> but does not address the issue of members that just want to download
the
> high level HA mails.

If we all try and use [OT] in the subject it would help those that do not
want to read (as opposed to those choosing not to download) these posts to
divert them straight to the Trash Can.

>  Most OT post are born from genuine enquiries
> therefore once it gets to the point where the discussion has diverged
from
> the main topic it would be better to move it to an OT list.  This way
all
> those that like both can set up mail rules to divert both lists into
one
> folder but those not interest can continue to download just the HA
mails.

Banter is what friends do!  We are all friends aren't we?

> A natural extension of this is that everyone joins both lists but only
> switches on mail forwarding on the list they want.  They can then dip
into
> the OT list by looking at the messages directly on Yahoo without
having to
> download them.

I agree with this, but would still rather have things as they are.


>
> Agree with Stuart G - forums don't work for me either.
>
> S


SAY NO TO ON-LINE (Web Based) FORUMS - THEY ARE
TOOOOOOOOoooooooooooooooooo.............
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An alternative for those who are only looking for answers! -- Check the
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