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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 15:13:31 GMT
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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 but adding confusion.


LUGNET Admin wrote:

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
 
(...) I'll add my voice in opposition to this proposal also. It will result in a couple things: - it will do nothing to stop the current debates, there's plenty of existing threads to hang off of - it will clutter other threads with debate (right (...) (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
 
(...) 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 (22 years ago, 16-May-02, to lugnet.admin.suggestions)

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