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In article , Janet Tweedy
wrote: In article , Stan The Man writes And no excuse for poor netiquette. I use Turnpike Stan and that allows me to see which posts are being sent in reply to which postings so if the thread goes off topic on one line I can usually see if anyone posts in direct reply to the original enquiry rather than responding to the off topic bits. I don't know if OE can do this, but it is certainly useful in picking out the main points and saves me time sometimes. No, everything is very linear on Mac newsreaders: if following a thread, every article has to be opened in order to determine its content/relevance. But there are other advantages... Sometimes I'm afraid I rather enjoy the discussion, off topic doesn't necessarily mean NOT about gardening All I ask is a compromise -- that someone pursuing an off-topic discussion has the courtesy to start a new thread with an appropriate subject, eg "OT: Naturism (was Hosepipe Ban)". This is the universally adopted guideline for the rest of usenet and I can't see why it's such an issue. I use this group as I would a social chat, if the discussion becomes over my head or about something else entirely I drift away and look for better topics janet |
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