On Wed, 14 Oct 2009 09:44:17 +0200, scott wrote:

>> Actually, as a moderator of forums that are available both on the web
>> and via NNTP, I dislike the moving of threads (because it doesn't
>> reflect through the NNTP side)
> 
> Is it impossible to move threads on NNTP?  I guess not if the thread has
> already spread around the world...

On the backend, most NNTP servers do not provide this functionality.  A 
"move" is not actually a move, but a cancel/repost or a supercede of 
individual messages.

>> or changing the subjects.  That promotes IMHO lazy thinking on the part
>> of the users, because they don't have to get it right.
> 
> On the forum I use you always get a PM from a moderator to say that they
> have modified your subject (automatically sent probably), and it
> includes guidelines of how to write a useful subject line - ie do not
> write "Need a function" in pov.general, but put "Nonlinear
> spherical-like function needed" in pov.general.isosurfaces.  It makes it
> much more pleasant for people browsing the forums or search results
> (where only the subject line of each thread is displayed).

It might be that that happens, I may need to play more in my vBulletin 
sandbox forums.

>> I prefer to redirect the users and make them do the work, that way the
>> next time, they'll think about where to post, even if only to reduce
>> the amount of work they have to do.
> 
> Yes, that could work too.  Or give them 48 hours to improve the subject
> text else they get banned for a while :-D

LOL, that seems heavy-handed to me, but different forums do it different 
ways. :-)

Jim

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