Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!husc6!hao!boulder!fesk!sverre From: sverre@fesk.UUCP (Sverre Froyen) Newsgroups: news.admin,news.software.b Subject: Re: Novel new idea to stop followups Message-ID: <163@fesk.UUCP> Date: Sat, 5-Dec-87 13:16:54 EST Article-I.D.: fesk.163 Posted: Sat Dec 5 13:16:54 1987 Date-Received: Thu, 10-Dec-87 19:49:17 EST References: <2063@isis.UUCP> Organization: SERI, Golden, CO Lines: 26 Xref: mnetor news.admin:1489 news.software.b:1021 in article <2063@isis.UUCP>, aburt@isis.UUCP (Andrew Burt) says: > First let's get straight what problem it is we're trying to solve. I see > two offhand: (1) Person replies only to find a later msg in the group says > the same thing (i.e., the effort was wasted); (2) person replies and is > very hotheaded, delaying will cause them to cool down. Another hothead follows up :-) One possible solution to this would be to have the *posting* of the follow-up delayed until the user quits the news session. By then s/he will have seen any other articles on the subject and will also have had a chance the "cool down". Even better, let the `f' key just mark the article to be followed up and delay *writing* the follow-up until the news session is over. At this point list the selected articles, ask the user to reselect, and then allow the follow-up. By now the user may have decided that it is not worth the time to write the follow-up. This may reduce superfluous and hotheaded postings. Perhaps this should be extended to mail follow-ups too. If this has been suggested previously -- disregard this posting. -- Sverre Froyen UUCP: boulder!fesk!sverre, sunpeaks!seri!fesk!sverre ARPA: froyen@nmfecc.arpa BITNET: froyen@csugold.bitnet