--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <jstein@...> wrote:
> Among other things, it was explained to you that the > topic of a thread rarely changes within the space of > one post--it tends to drift gradually over a number > of posts. That isn't "hijacking," that's just what > happens in normal conversation. > > I almost never see anybody here actually hijacking a > thread. Rory didn't hijack this one; it had drifted > a long way from the original many posts ago, with lots > of people participating, *including you*, Bhairitu. * * * Thanks, Judy; I rather thought not, but wasn't moved to go back to investigate it. It's certainly something I *could* have done, as I've habitually left subject headings alone. Either way I am glad for the nudge from Tom and Bhairitu, and am keeping an eye on it now. > When the topic has drifted sufficiently, it's easy > enough to change the subject heading in the response, > and folks should do that more often. > > But that won't disconnect the new subject from the > old thread. Nor should it, because then it's > impossible to follow the thread back if one wants to > see how the conversation developed. * * * That's also good to know; thanks!
