Posted 08/14/2012 01:34 am
Thank you for the explanation, Sap.
I agree that it's generally not needed, but it would occasionally be nice to have. By moving topics and not notifying those who have read it and posted to it other than the original poster, you potentially/unintentionally prevent deeper discussion from the audience who originally saw the thread. I realize the intention is to put the topic in the forum in which it will receive the best attention, but many times those are not the forums that get much traffic. Can't speak to the traffic of the General Discussion forum since I don't (yet) have access. Also, you risk having the folks that are knowledgeable about a topic not weigh in if the thread isn't in one of the two or three forums they visit. Personally I hit three or four threads here regularly based on my interests. And maybe another 3-4 semi-regularly. And for me, part of that is just how much time I'm willing to spend on CCF daily.
I also definitely agree that postings should indeed be reclassified when appropriate; I would just prefer to be notified or have a place to look it up rather than have to hunt down the article after it's been moved. I understand if/that it's not possible; I was just curious.
And yes, that was the thread to which I was referring. Honestly most of the hot air in there was too much for me and my eyes glazed over.
I was curious, however, to see how far the conversation would (d)evolve.
Since you've given me the option to be lazy, I hereby officially request to be granted access to the "General Discussion" forum.
~ CK
I agree that it's generally not needed, but it would occasionally be nice to have. By moving topics and not notifying those who have read it and posted to it other than the original poster, you potentially/unintentionally prevent deeper discussion from the audience who originally saw the thread. I realize the intention is to put the topic in the forum in which it will receive the best attention, but many times those are not the forums that get much traffic. Can't speak to the traffic of the General Discussion forum since I don't (yet) have access. Also, you risk having the folks that are knowledgeable about a topic not weigh in if the thread isn't in one of the two or three forums they visit. Personally I hit three or four threads here regularly based on my interests. And maybe another 3-4 semi-regularly. And for me, part of that is just how much time I'm willing to spend on CCF daily.
I also definitely agree that postings should indeed be reclassified when appropriate; I would just prefer to be notified or have a place to look it up rather than have to hunt down the article after it's been moved. I understand if/that it's not possible; I was just curious.
And yes, that was the thread to which I was referring. Honestly most of the hot air in there was too much for me and my eyes glazed over.
I was curious, however, to see how far the conversation would (d)evolve.Since you've given me the option to be lazy, I hereby officially request to be granted access to the "General Discussion" forum.
~ CK
