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Hi to all
I note, with disappointment, that many members start new discussions on topics already covered in previous discussions.
Why not post messages to those threads instead of creating new ones?
In doing so, the usability of the group is compromised.
Best regards
Maurizio IZ1MDJ

On 2022-05-10 23:36:-0700, you wrote:

Hi to all
I note, with disappointment, that many members start new discussions on topics already covered in previous discussions.
Why not post messages to those threads instead of creating new ones?

I am on another forum where we have created topic posts, and those posts are only links to message threads about that topic. Anyone can add to the topic post thread. For example, here we might have threads that address measuring the length of coax, or adjusting the calibration plane with e-delay.

Part of the difficulty will be that folks hijack threads, so a thread might have a subject of "adjusting the calibration plane with e-delay." and the subject really be about measuring with tweezers! ;-) No specific criticism intended...I just grabbed 2 ideas from recent posts.

~R~
72/73 de Rich NE1EE
The Dusty Key
On the banks of the Piscataqua

Many groups.io users receive their content via email listserv. While I agree with your perspective, it's not fully compatible with listserv subscribers.
va3rr

groups.io does not offer the full capabilities of an actual "forum"
software where you can properly categorize content. While those are ideal,
to have the best function and access it would require significant funding
to get on an AWS or other platform. The amount of traffic this
listserv gets would require higher data packages.

On Wed, May 11, 2022 at 10:14 AM va3rr via groups.io <va3rr=
[email protected]> wrote:

Many groups.io users receive their content via email listserv. While I
agree with your perspective, it's not fully compatible with listserv
subscribers.
va3rr

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On Tue, May 10, 2022 at 11:36 PM, Maurizio IZ1MDJ wrote:

Hi to all
I note, with disappointment, that many members start new discussions on topics
already covered in previous discussions.
Why not post messages to those threads instead of creating new ones?
In doing so, the usability of the group is compromised.

When a topic has not had any posts for a period of time (months or years) it is better to start a new topic. Posting to the old topic is considered "necroposting" and is discouraged in most groups.


Roger

1 - Keeping topics fresh and to the point enhances the groups.io Message Search function.
2 - I lock my group topics after 20 days. (By the end of 10-15 responses, almost every thread gets hijacked to a different topic.
3 - groups.io provides a number of ways to access messages, including digests, emails and online and they do work differently.

Larry
AC9OX