RE: [WVU Cycling] Re: Posting Rules

[Ryan Post]

If you look in the forums on the one that used to be called something about
Navy. Its now called borrow a bike. It was called Sleeping bags before I
fixed it.

What I'm saying is, don't change the subject line unless you're making a new
topic, Google groups have this "flaw" and it makes it hard to read the
forum. If you are making a new subject, and you're hitting reply, instead of
making a new message and typing in the address, then delete the body of the
previous message to google doesn't think it's a reply.

I'm just trying to keep forum somewhat tidy, because google has a
deficiency.

Does that make more sense?

-----Original Message-----
From: wvucy...@googlegroups.com [mailto:wvucy...@googlegroups.com] On
Behalf Of Jessica L Kinley
Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2008 12:28 PM
To: wvucy...@googlegroups.com
Subject: [WVU Cycling] Re: Posting Rules

I'm confused what you're trying to say here in the first paragraph,
please clarify by sticking to past/present/future tense, don't switch
it up in the middle of a sentence. I can't follow your directions if I
don't understand what you're saying.
Jessica

----- Original Message -----
From: Ryan Post <RPos...@gmail.com>
Date: Wednesday, March 5, 2008 11:58 am
Subject: [WVU Cycling] Posting Rules
To: WVU Cycling <wvucy...@googlegroups.com>

>
> If you're making a new topic, you can hit reply to another topic but
> deleted everything out of the body of the message. And change the
> subject. Otherwise it messes up the forum and subjects get
> switched on
> threads that don't apply.
>
> Don't make new threads for a thread thats already started. IE, if
> you're replying about a bike ride, or race weekend, reply to that
> thread, don't make a new one.
>
>
> The problem is, google groups doesn't allow sub Topics in their
> forums, so its essential that subjects stay correct, and not be
> duplicated or its impossible to find what you're looking for.
>
> Now where is my post about pre-reg for philly?
>

[Ryan Post]

Actually I just found out. If you hit reply to any message, its going
to go to that message, regardless if you change the subject or body of
the message. So new threads require creating a new message, or going
to the website and making new posts from there.

[Ryan Post]

Finding out google groups has some nasty flaws that they consider
"freedom from moderation".

Anyway, its not possible to split a thread if the topic changes, so if
you're posting a reply to something that is off topic from the
subject, please create a new message, include what you're replying to
and make that reply. I'm really sad one of our discussions is hidden
under another equally important topic, but I can't get it out except
to copy paste everything into a new messages (spamming everyone in the
process).

The recommended action by google help is to moderate those offenders,
but thats stupid IMO.

Ryan