David wrote: > On Wed, 16 Dec 2009 13:38:34 -0500, "George Pearson" > <[email protected]> wrote: >> At best, just ignore his posts if you can't bear them. (And if you >> have a reader that structures the messages in a hierarchy, you could >> easily ignore any replies to Adrian's posts.) >> > This, I think is a principle that would override the need for this > proposed new rule. I think adding a new rule to the group's charter > just to try and bring one member into line is OTT, and the new rule > would, in its current wording, frequently be ignored without offending > many of the group. > > The other new rule suggested in this thread (there I go, merging two > subthreads in the way that happens all the time and doesn't generally > cause offence), namely not using the Reply button to create an > entirely new thread, would in my view be a good idea. But it would > need careful wording so that people know when they should and should > not use Reply. For example if a thread has drifted from its topic and > someone changes the Subject to reflect this, you would expect the > References header to point back to the previous post even though in > many people's minds (and in many e-mail programs) it would appear as a > new thread. > > David.
Why should we be forced to use another newsreader, or the way we recieve our mail just to satisfy one person? None else does this. I use Gmane, like a lot of others here to preserve the thread structure. Why should I be forced to killfile anyone? maybe I might not agree with what the offending person says, but they may have interesting ideas that I want to explore. Killfiling the offending person would not stop the offending person destroying the thread structure and effectively terminating that thread. You have not altered the thread structure by "merging two sub threads", you did this in your reply and did not cut and paste bits from the threaded structure of the message, including adding the wrong poster attribution. The offending person has been told why his (and only his) style of posting destroys threads, but he will not listen and cease doing this. -- Neil Arlidge Barge Maurice A - staying out of it NB Earnest - coming home Wilderness Beaver 23 Mini Me - for sale http://tiny.cc/oHcAD TNC http://www.tuesdaynightclub.co.uk/tour.html
