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Re: Reducing the level of chatter in lugnet.lego.direct
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Date: 
Wed, 14 Mar 2001 17:41:11 GMT
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In lugnet.admin.nntp, Steve Chapple writes:
Seems logical to me.  Perhaps instead of an error message for
a rejected message, have it automatically "bumped" to a followup
group of some kind -  lugnet.lego.direct.followup  or something.

If it were automatic and silent (i.e., no error message), I worry that
people would post and then say, "Hey, where did my post go?  It didn't show
up!  I'll post it again.  Hey, where did my post go?"

--Todd



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  Re: Reducing the level of chatter in lugnet.lego.direct
 
(...) ROTFL True - I hadn't thought of that. Guess an adviso is needed. SRC L#765 (23 years ago, 14-Mar-01, to lugnet.admin.nntp)
  Re: Reducing the level of chatter in lugnet.lego.direct
 
(...) Yes, please add my name to that list ;] In-your-face notification/warning is a Good Thing. I already "lose" threads that I post in because I didn't notice a FUT was set. 'Course I've been known to lose my keyboard, too, but that's a different (...) (23 years ago, 15-Mar-01, to lugnet.admin.nntp)

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  Re: Reducing the level of chatter in lugnet.lego.direct
 
(...) Seems logical to me. Perhaps instead of an error message for a rejected message, have it automatically "bumped" to a followup group of some kind - lugnet.lego.direct.followup or something. SRC StRuCtures L#765 (23 years ago, 13-Mar-01, to lugnet.admin.nntp)

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