by bystander » Mon Oct 05, 2009 8:31 pm
soupphysics wrote:Why were these two threads merged?
That makes it completely unreadable, and nothing makes sense.
The moderation here is horrible! How could anyone think it was a good idea to merge them?
neufer wrote:It is standard operating procedure to have
ALL posts about a single APOD on one thread.
It minimized duplication of ideas if nothing else.
If you would like your own personal thread you should consider posting to the
CAFE.
Was your question answered to your satisfaction?
Rule 2. wrote:If there is already a discussion thread on an APOD, please keep all posts on that APOD in it; if not, feel free to start a new thread. Second (third, etc) threads on an APOD will be merged.
That wouldn't have worked, either. If he had posted a thread about this apod in the Café, it would have been merged here, too.
BTW: Flattery of the mods does
not earn you any brownie points.
[quote="soupphysics"]Why were these two threads merged?
That makes it completely unreadable, and nothing makes sense.
The moderation here is horrible! How could anyone think it was a good idea to merge them?[/quote]
[quote="neufer"]It is standard operating procedure to have [b]ALL posts[/b] about a single APOD on one thread.
It minimized duplication of ideas if nothing else.
If you would like your own personal thread you should consider posting to the [url=http://asterisk.apod.com/viewforum.php?f=8][b]CAFE[/b][/url].
Was your question answered to your satisfaction?[/quote]
[quote="[url=http://asterisk.apod.com/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=14888]Rule 2.[/url]"]If there is already a discussion thread on an APOD, please keep all posts on that APOD in it; if not, feel free to start a new thread. Second (third, etc) threads on an APOD will be merged.[/quote]
That wouldn't have worked, either. If he had posted a thread about this apod in the Café, it would have been merged here, too.
BTW: Flattery of the mods does [i][b]not[/b][/i] earn you any brownie points. :evil: