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Subject: Re: Why not hide lengthy threads behind an HTML link?

Author: Mike Saavedra

Date: 03:54:50 12/16/98

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Any new program or development may create huge threads (Hiarcs, Genius next?).
Lets not push aside some more obscure but maybe interesting threads with giant
threads about whatever topic that may be.








On December 16, 1998 at 03:33:10, Harald Faber wrote:

>On December 15, 1998 at 12:20:44, Peter Kappler wrote:
>
>>>No, because in a few days the CM6k-thread will decrease. And then? Delete the
>>>HTML-link or whatever? No. This is not senseful to create a sub-group or so only
>>>because there are some mails to one thread than to another.
>>
>>I think you have misinterpreted my suggestion. I never said anything about
>>deleting the HTML link.  I am simply looking for a way to make this site more
>>readable.
>>
>>Every thread would have a "master link" which points to a subsequent page
>>containing all posts.  By doing this, the "master page" is much more readable -
>>a thread would be visible for days instead of hours.
>
>But the survey wouldn't be much clearer.
>
>>For instance, right now instead of seeing 40 CM6000 posts on the main screen, I
>>would see 2 links.  Doesn't that make sense?  It is how all modern news readers
>>operate.
>
>Where to place the links?
>
>>As for the CM6000 treads decreasing, everybody keeps saying that, but I see the
>>opposite trend - they are increasing steadily.
>
>Look again. :-)



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