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Carrying rec.toys.lego on lugnet.com
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lugnet.admin.general
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Thu, 7 Jan 1999 01:38:39 GMT
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Beaker <beaker@havoc.gtf.org> writes:
> Also sprach Larry Pieniazek:
> > do that? It wastes space on the server, and wastes time for every reader
> > who sees it more than once, and finally, when it is a message likely to
> > get replies, fragments the replies all over the place, as independent
> > threads start in each group where it was posted.
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> That last argument also serves as a reason to host rtl on lugnet. Or
> is that a dead issue? :)
Interesting -- I see it the other way. Larry's statement reminds me of one
of the disadvantages of carrying RTL here: a likely increase in fragmented
replies from people cross-posting thread-starting-points and half of the
replies showing up only on the RTL side (because they were posted by people
who hadn't gone through the news-posting setup here).
OTOH, if 90% (or more) of RTL'ers could be convinced to go through the news-
posting setup here -- even if they didn't actually post _directly_ here --
then, conceivably, things might work out without creating massive
fragmentation and confusion.
How might things actually play out if cross-posting between rec.toys.lego
and lugnet.* groups were allowed for people who've gone through the news-
posting setup? (Obviously, it can't be allowed for people who have not gone
through the news-posting setup.) Would it result in everyone eventually
doing it? -- or in most people ignoring it and irking everyone else from the
fragmentation? Of course there is only one way to know for sure, but what
are some predictions?
--Todd
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Message has 3 Replies:
 | | Re: Carrying rec.toys.lego on lugnet.com
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| (...) I can see maybe allowing cross-posting between rtl and lugnet.general (and perhaps the marketplace groups?) but I think in general what'd happen is: the threads would diverge into off-topicness, but'd be very very difficult to redirect to the (...) (26 years ago, 7-Jan-99, to lugnet.admin.general)
| | | Re: Carrying rec.toys.lego on lugnet.com
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| Also sprach Todd Lehman: : How might things actually play out if cross-posting between rec.toys.lego : and lugnet.* groups were allowed for people who've gone through the news- : posting setup? (Obviously, it can't be allowed for people who have not (...) (26 years ago, 7-Jan-99, to lugnet.admin.general)
| | | Re: Carrying rec.toys.lego on lugnet.com
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| (...) Not to suggest anything bad about RTLers specifically, but it has been my experience that when you're talking about getting a large group of people to do something that they don't *have* to do, even if it would be to their benefit, chances are (...) (26 years ago, 8-Jan-99, to lugnet.admin.general)
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| | Re: Some Running Thoughts about THROWBOTS
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| Also sprach Larry Pieniazek: : do that? It wastes space on the server, and wastes time for every reader : who sees it more than once, and finally, when it is a message likely to : get replies, fragments the replies all over the place, as independent (...) (26 years ago, 6-Jan-99, to lugnet.admin.general)
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