> > Is this person then deleting the original > > posts? > > Yes. This is the only we know of to start a new > thread in the system > if the author does not.
This is a mistake. You should not be deleting valuable archives. Plus, it's difficult enough to follow threads from an email address without this kind of anal nonsense going on. --- ffl_topic_heading_editor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Rick > Archer" <rick@> wrote: > > > > > > No. He is someone else who volunteered to > correct the thread > > > topic when the content of the thread has morphed > into something > > > no longer represented by the topic. This is > something we all > > > should do, but it's hard to get people to do it, > or to snip > > > unneeded text in their posts. > > > > Is this person then deleting the original > > posts? > > Yes. This is the only we know of to start a new > thread in the system > if the author does not. > > > Because that makes it impossible to > > count one's posts using the Yahoo message > > list, since FFL_Topic_Heading_Editor appears > > under the Author heading rather than the > > name of the person who made the post. > > The Yahoo message service is not counting > accurately, regardless. And > changing the thread should only effect any one > individual's posts > occasionally. And they will never be effected if > one keeps headings > accurate. > > > > > He's also snipping way too much context so > > that you have no idea what the post was > > responding to, and he's leaving out some > > of the attributions so you don't even know > > whose post it was or who the person was > > addressing. > > Since all of the reference posts are below, > maintaining substantial > reference in the post itself is redundant. And doing > so makes reading > posts difficult -- often necessitating scrolling 5-6 > pages to get to > the new post. > > If I have been over snipping, I will try to do > better. However, one > can simply keep their own posts snipped -- to their > own satisfaction. > > > And of course it completely > > screws up the Yahoo threading feature. > > How so? It creates a new thread with an accurate > heading so people can > more easily follow topics they choose to. Having > unrelated heading > titles is what screws up the threading system. > > > This is a *terrible* idea, Rick. How many > > people complained about morphed threads, > > two? > > Why not try it for several weeks. If after two > weeks, people find FFL > is not easer to read and navigate, we can abandon > this effort. > > Or, better yet, people can simple create accurate > headings for their > posts. And snip them concisely. > > > > > > > To subscribe, send a message to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Or go to: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ > and click 'Join This Group!' > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page. http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs
