2009/12/17 David <[email protected]>: > On Thu, 17 Dec 2009 11:01:57 +0000, Steve Haywood > <[email protected]> wrote: >>Yes, but now you are aware of the problem, and the difficulty it causes to >>other contributors, you will be talking extra special care to ensure you >>attributing your comments to the appropriate person. After all, you're not >>out to 'screw up' the threading, are you? > > Ah, but the new rule doesn't say "if you quote someone, make sure you > attribute the quote correctly". In fact it doesn't mention that aspect > of the problem at all - it simply forbids replying to multiple > messages at once. > > The most compelling justification that has been given for this new > rule is that it messes up threading. But digests are another case > where that symptom already exists (and will still exist with the new > rule) without causing anyone any real bother.
Replies to digest posts will appear in a new thread. Although not 'correct', this is infinitely better than them appearing in the wrong part of the existing thread. -- Bob
