Cem_Usakligil
Well-known member
Hi Asher,
Sometimes a part of a thread becomes important (or off-topic) enough to place it in another top-level thread in it's own. This I applaud and see the need in doing so.
But when that happens to a complicated thread such as the one with art and monkeys, it becomes confusing/problematic due to the following reasons:
1) Some posts are left behind in the original thread, which may make the posts in the new one somewhat orphaned or out of context. In that case, the poster has to take care of quoting his/her original post again.
2) The posters who were "subscribed" to the original thread lose their subscriptions when a new one is created. I visit the site mostly based on the e-mail reminders I receive for new posts in the threads to which I am subscribed. In the example of arts/monkeys thread, it took me a day or two before realising that there was a new thread created elsewhere. So it may become confusing to say the least.
The first issue is not something you can solve by yourself. But re. the second one, is it not possible to copy the subscriptions from the original thread to the new one? Or at least warn the subscribed people by e-mail that this split has happened? TIA.
Cheers,
Cem
Sometimes a part of a thread becomes important (or off-topic) enough to place it in another top-level thread in it's own. This I applaud and see the need in doing so.
But when that happens to a complicated thread such as the one with art and monkeys, it becomes confusing/problematic due to the following reasons:
1) Some posts are left behind in the original thread, which may make the posts in the new one somewhat orphaned or out of context. In that case, the poster has to take care of quoting his/her original post again.
2) The posters who were "subscribed" to the original thread lose their subscriptions when a new one is created. I visit the site mostly based on the e-mail reminders I receive for new posts in the threads to which I am subscribed. In the example of arts/monkeys thread, it took me a day or two before realising that there was a new thread created elsewhere. So it may become confusing to say the least.
The first issue is not something you can solve by yourself. But re. the second one, is it not possible to copy the subscriptions from the original thread to the new one? Or at least warn the subscribed people by e-mail that this split has happened? TIA.
Cheers,
Cem