Posted by Dr. Bob on March 30, 2002, at 13:03:09
In reply to inconsistency, posted by Krazy Kat on March 28, 2002, at 8:24:34
> "If what you want to do is support someone more than discuss an issue, just post to whichever board they posted to"
>
> according to what is stated above, it is all right to post to the board that the person you are answering posted to (unless i'm reading it incorrectly).No, you're correct, I don't want a cry for help to go unanswered because it's posted to the "wrong" board, but if that thread keeps going, I would then like it to be redirected.
> when a post is started on a certain board, and changes direction, it kills it when it's redirected. i see a great loss here for those who are involved in it. i don't know why this happens, but it does.
I wish I understood that better myself. Why not just click on the link to the redirected post, reply to it, and continue the discussion there?
Bob
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