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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Kirby Warden writes:
> the recent "debate" on animal rights/cruelty is "off-topic". The thread
> that this debate happens to be in, was originally about sexism in the work
> place.
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> since someone kindly suggested to another that the "animal" debate should
> remain "on-topic", I felt obligated to remind all participants that the
> entirety of the current debate is "off-topic" and should be moved to a
> thread of its own.
Well, I agree with the suggestion, but not for the same reason. Generally, I
have no problem with threads changing subject, as long as the subject line
points this out. However, as I use the web interface to post to Lugnet (most of
the time), it gets painful following a thread after it hits 100 posts, as the
"dot display" is removed for performance reasons (yes I know I can click on
"dots" to see it, but I don't get the nice little star pointing to the current
message).
ROSCO
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| my post here was emotional I suppose. The thread "is this sexism?" has changed topic several times now and did not seem to be a bother, at least not for me. Then a personal argument sprung up where someone became irritated that the topic had changed (...) (23 years ago, 9-Jul-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| the recent "debate" on animal rights/cruelty is "off-topic". The thread that this debate happens to be in, was originally about sexism in the work place. since someone kindly suggested to another that the "animal" debate should remain "on-topic", I (...) (23 years ago, 8-Jul-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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