Re: Advice on "hijacking topics"
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I agree with number 2 also, but when I complained in ANOTHER group I belong to someone?who hijacked my post suggested that I had got out of the wrong side of the bed!!!? ?Arggggggg!!!!!!!
73 Steve, kf6wax
I saw this post on another forum and thought I'd pass it along.? Again, Evan's note was not from this group.
It may not be 100% accurate for this forum, but provides a reminder of creating new topics.
On Fri, Apr 12, 2024 at 11:50 AM, Evan Hand wrote:
You are correct that this message thread has wandered far from the original topic.? Unfortunately, there is no welcome email when you sign up for the group that lays out the recommended use of the system.? It's not your fault; most definitely, the "common" practice has become to respond with new questions, even if not on topic.? The recommendation is more for your benefit, as often I will skim by a topic that I no longer have an interest in following.? Starting a new topic would cause people like me to read the post and decide to comment if they have something to add.
WELL SAID!
?I tell users on my forums the same thing.
There are 2 main reasons for starting a new topic, rather than posting new question inside old topics:
1. It is much easier to scan subjects when doing a search for something your "need to know"
2. The BEST users who give advice may have stopped following the current subject before you post a new topic within it.
To me, the second point is most important!
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Robert Giuliano
KB8RCO
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