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cara.mel

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When you merge/split threads, let people know wth is going on
« on: April 04, 2008, 06:08:36 pm »
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Eg, editing the first post to say:

NOTE: This thread has been split from http://vcenotes.com/forum/index.php/topic,1287.30/

This should be done as it can often be confusing what exactly a thread is about if you were not on at the exact time the derailment took place, and due to the permanent nature of a forum, this would aid cohesion yada yada.
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Re: When you merge/split threads, let people know wth is going on
« Reply #1 on: April 04, 2008, 06:25:02 pm »
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I agree. I was extremely confused.
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Re: When you merge/split threads, let people know wth is going on
« Reply #2 on: April 04, 2008, 06:39:33 pm »
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ditto
especially when it looks like someone created a thread when they actually didn't.
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Re: When you merge/split threads, let people know wth is going on
« Reply #3 on: April 04, 2008, 07:34:12 pm »
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That would be really helpful to just state it at the start.
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Re: When you merge/split threads, let people know wth is going on
« Reply #4 on: April 04, 2008, 07:35:07 pm »
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lol rietie your avatar is so funny
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Re: When you merge/split threads, let people know wth is going on
« Reply #5 on: April 05, 2008, 12:10:42 am »
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Quote from: caramel on April 04, 2008, 06:08:36 pm
NOTE: This thread has been split from http://vcenotes.com/forum/index.php/topic,1287.30/
Exactly what we do on the forum I administrate.
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Re: When you merge/split threads, let people know wth is going on
« Reply #6 on: May 19, 2008, 02:35:20 am »
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Or you could force administrator/moderator actions to be automatically displayed like they do on Whingepool
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