Posted by Dr. Bob on April 6, 2002, at 17:24:07
In reply to Case in point:, posted by Janelle on April 6, 2002, at 0:44:18
> the reason I started a new thread toward the bottom was because the original one got SOOOOOOOOO long that I became concerned that people I was trying to reach either would not go back to the original one or if they scanned it, due to its length, they would miss my most recent questions there.
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> I figured if I moved my questions down into a new thread, it would be more likely to get their attention.> I don't understand why if a thread becomes too long and unwieldy we can't create a new one further down?
You're assuming people are more likely to skip posts in long threads? I don't think that's the case.
1. Older threads are closer to the top.
2. Longer threads are more active, which IMO tends to attract people.
3. New posts stand out because they're flagged.Besides, the whole idea of threads is to keep related posts together. Like in the grocery store, all the cereal is in the same aisle.
> By your moving this question back into the original and very long "Half Life" thread, it is basically buried in there, lost in the sauce, and I highly doubt I'll get an answer to it now.
Me, I would never leave anything tasty in the sauce! :-)
Bob
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