Posted by medlib on May 22, 2001, at 16:31:19
In reply to Re: where the redirected thread comes from, posted by Dr. Bob on May 22, 2001, at 0:27:24
Dr. Bob--
I heartily concur with mair's suggestion. My problem comes when I cannot tell from the subject line when a post is requesting redirection from when a post has been redirected. (I've noticed that techies frequently convert verbs to nouns; perhaps, new argots evolve too slowly.)
When you move a message from one board to another, why not just leave everything on the subject line as is and add [Redirected from PB] at the end of the line? Brackets are a common publishing convention for indicating administrative action or content; when you're acting as administrator rather than poster, your name on subject line is not appropriate--just confusing. This format would leave the emphasis of the subject line on its subject and author, not your actions regarding it. Maybe, it would reduce the "early mortality" of redirected posts, as well.
I appreciate your willingness and efforts in making continual improvements.---medlib
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