MLUG: Re: [MLUG] daily summary of postings to "discussion" on "members"? (was Re:[MLUG] FW:)
Re: [MLUG] daily summary of postings to "discussion" on "members"? (was Re:[MLUG] FW:)
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Jonathan King wrote:
> 
> And you know what? This is always going to happen.  But the MLUG archives
> on the web are pretty decent, so here's what I propose:
> 
>    One daily post to "members" that just gives the title and number of
>    posts on each of the previous day's threads on "discussion".
> 
> That way, you only lose a bit of timeliness on some threads, and can be
> alerted to the fact that an Open GL thread (say) popped up on discussion.
> The number of posts is key, though, since most threads here either devolve
> to discsussion quality or change topic completely after, say, 10 posts.
> 

This is a very good idea.

Also, how about encouraging people to change the subject heading when
the subject changes.


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