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Re: Block user X from replying to a message by user Y
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lugnet.admin.suggestions
Date: 
Thu, 16 May 2002 13:43:04 GMT
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In lugnet.admin.suggestions, Scott Arthur writes:

It all seems to me that just because there is an off-topic debate area, it
makes it ok to talk about anything under the sun. (eh, that's a loose
summation, sorry)


As I have said before, I would like to see o-t.d changed so that new
threads cannot be started there.

That's not a bad idea. It could't prevent the general behavior, but would
discourage it, and make a point to those people who tried it for the first time.

-Suz



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  Re: Block user X from replying to a message by user Y
 
Denying new threads would do nothing except make it harder for people to ignore threads they have no interest in, since people would be replying to current threads to fire off a new topic (more than is already done so). It would accomplish nothing (...) (22 years ago, 16-May-02, to lugnet.admin.suggestions)

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  Re: Block user X from replying to a message by user Y
 
(...) As I have said before, I would like to see o-t.d changed so that new threads cannot be started there. Scott A =+= Have you inspected Arthur’s Seat yet? (URL) reasonable man adapts himself to suit his environment. An unreasonable man persists (...) (22 years ago, 16-May-02, to lugnet.admin.suggestions)

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