On Thu, Jun 18, 2009 at 11:15 PM, Steven Schveighoffer<schvei...@yahoo.com> wrote: > On Thu, 18 Jun 2009 19:16:46 -0400, Stewart Gordon <smjg_1...@yahoo.com> > wrote: > >> Steven Schveighoffer wrote: >>> >>> On Sat, 13 Jun 2009 10:51:56 -0400, Stewart Gordon <smjg_1...@yahoo.com> >>> wrote: >> >> <snip> >>>> >>>> If I want to read the whole message you're replying to, I can open up >>>> the mesasge you're replying to in my newsreader. >>> >>> Yes, but there are some issues there: >>> 1. the newsgroup/newsreader sometimes doesn't correctly put your message >>> as a reply to the original. >> >> Is it really happening with _my_ messages? (When a thread becomes broken >> up, how often compared to not is it due to user error?) > > I'm not sure. I see regulars all the time "start" new threads even though > they are replying to others. I'm not sure where the problem lies.
It's most likely the web interface. It does that a lot. I've noticed the mailing list does it too, sometimes. But it's usually much better-behaved.