Re: ExcelTip/ExcelForum threading

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From: Tom Ogilvy (twogilvy_at_msn.com)
Date: 10/29/04 

Date: Fri, 29 Oct 2004 07:23:25 -0400

I see the responses from the forum appearing as one level higher than they
should, but I don't see them as new threads. I doubt if Rubin writes his
own forum software, so I don't know that he has control of that aspect. I
would encourage you to rethink your boycott idea as you aren't punishing
Rubin and I doubt it would "force" a change. While I have had no contact
with him in the past, those that I know who have had contact said he was
cooperative. You might contact Stephen Bullen. Besides, a lot of the
posters in the forum probably have no idea what Usenet even is; so targeting
them probably won't be effective.

If you were posting from the forum, you could use one of the smilies
 keepITcool <angry>
would be
 keepITcool :angry

but isn't that a seeming paradox

 keepITcool <==> <angry>

<g> 

-- 
Regards,
Tom Ogilvy
"keepITcool" <xrrcvgpbby@puryyb.ay> wrote in message
news:Xns959183A4A9A6Dkeepitcoolnl@207.46.248.16...
>
> I'm calling on all regular posters in this NEWSGROUP.
> to boycot ANY posts from ExcelTip and ExcelForum
>
> As you may have noticed the replies to the threads
> (when posted from those websites) will create a NEW thread.
>
> These sites must adhere to UseNet rules and correct his ASP script!
>
>
> Over the past weeks I've tried contacting the webmaster,
> (on several email addresses).. No reaction at all.
>
> The only way to see a thread correctly threaded is by their internal
> ThreadID, not by NNTP MessageID.
>
> It could be a deliberate tactic employed by Mr Rubin to attract traffic to
> his sites... but I'll assume it's just a mistake.
>
>
>
>  I will no longer answer any posts from exceltip/excelforum
>  until this is resolved.
>
>  If anyone can directly contact the webmaster to have him mend his ways?
>
>
>
> keepITcool <angry>
>

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