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Re: Q: Follow-Up Tag
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lugnet.admin.general
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Wed, 30 Sep 1998 14:38:53 GMT
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On Wed, 30 Sep 1998 14:29:36 GMT, Thomas Main <main@appstate.edu>
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> Forgive my ignorance on these matters, but I have some questions about
> how these newsgroups will work.
> 1) When a thread gets off-topic in a group, is it diverted to another
> group where it would be on topic?
Not automatically. And depends on the thread. I would not think you
should worry about a couple of off-topic posts that come up in the
conversation in a group. BEcause trying to divert those would do more
to distract from the conversation than the off-topic posts did in the
first place. Conversations do migrate, to some extent.
OTOH, if an off-topic discussion starts, it should probably be moved
to the on-topic forum for having such a discussion. It takes a
judgement call on the part of the participants.
> 2) Is this what the Follow-Up To: tag is for?
Yes
> 3) Who redirects the thread?
The person posting the message
> 4) Does this prevent the thread from growing in the original newsgroup?
IF enough people carry the off-topic conversation to the new group,
and the newsgroup regulars don't want to off-topic conversation there
and keeps reminding people that DON'T carry the thread to the on-topic
newsgroup that they ought to, then the Thread will move. It requires
eternal vigilance on the part of the posters to a group, though. As on
UseNET
> Also,
> 6) What about cross-posting to the groups, what and how much is
> appropriate?
A reasonable amount :) Where necessary :) Cross-posting is a good way
of redirecting off-topic posts. Cross-posting with Follow-ups set to
the new group, and a mention in the post what you are doing
Sarah Heacock
sarah@eskimo.com
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| (...) Well said! Yes, the group names are -mostly- for a place to start a discussion, and things are naturally going to stray a bit. It's fine to move discussions to more appropriate groups (and you're encouraged to do that as appropriate). Again, (...) (26 years ago, 30-Sep-98, to lugnet.admin.general)
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| Forgive my ignorance on these matters, but I have some questions about how these newsgroups will work. 1) When a thread gets off-topic in a group, is it diverted to another group where it would be on topic? 2) Is this what the Follow-Up To: tag is (...) (26 years ago, 30-Sep-98, to lugnet.admin.general)
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