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    Re: So few threads... —Steve Bliss
   (...) I'd suggest the messages/thread ratio suggests just the opposite: in low-ratio groups, threads tend to stay on-topic, while in long-thread groups, the conversations wander every which-way. Steve (25 years ago, 21-Jun-99, to lugnet.general)
   
        Re: So few threads... —Todd Lehman
   (...) Cool statistics, Jeremy! Say, how did you define "thread" there? Did you go by the existance of "References:" headers? Or did you also count a new thread each time the subject (minus the Re:) changed? How about when discussions migrate out of (...) (25 years ago, 21-Jun-99, to lugnet.general)
   
        Re: So few threads... —Jeremy H. Sproat
   (...) Actually, I got the number of threads just by counting the number of thread lines in my nntp client's "thread view". I'm assuming that Netscape Collabra defines the start of a thread as either a message which has no References: header, or a (...) (25 years ago, 21-Jun-99, to lugnet.general)
   
        Re: So few threads... —Tamyra Teed ("Mookie")
     <Other interesting words snipped> (...) I'd probably end up with the Ends thread nomination... I seem to have a good knack at that stuff... (...) Ummm better gravel than lego though don't you think??? at least I do :) (25 years ago, 22-Jun-99, to lugnet.general)
    
         Re: So few threads... —Jeremy H. Sproat
     (...) Umph. RRRRRk. Nnng. RRRRRRRRGh... Sorry, I couldn't resist. I think I've capped this thread. :-, Cheers, - jsproat (25 years ago, 22-Jun-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
    
         Re: So few threads... —Tamyra Teed ("Mookie")
     Oh no.. I'm not going to let you win that easy :) messa thinkin you be tryin to end thisen :) Tamy (...) (25 years ago, 23-Jun-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.general)
    
         Re: So few threads... —Jeremy H. Sproat
     (...) Oh, were that it were! :-, Tamy, I noticed that while the Followup-To: header was set to lugnet.off-topic.fun, your message was still posted into both lugnet.off-topic.fun and lugnet.general. It seems you're posting via the e-mail interface. I (...) (25 years ago, 23-Jun-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
   
        Special Boxes, was Re: So few threads... —Richard Dee
   On Mon, 21 Jun 1999 22:01:31 GMT, Sproaticus uttered the following profundities... (...) Sorry! :o) That one, special boxes, would be a contender... (25 years ago, 22-Jun-99, to lugnet.general)
 

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