Posted by JahL on December 13, 2001, at 18:53:42
In reply to Re: exactly how redirect works, posted by Dr. Bob on December 13, 2001, at 15:45:43
> > I'm not exactly sure how redirect works; if you are just suggesting the conversation should wind down or move over, then great. I agree.
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> Yes, that's what I mean to suggest.
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> > I wouldn't be so happy if you were physically placing a redirect link on PSB since if I wanted my comments posted there I would've done so myself. In doing so you would be automatically involving me in a debate I've already expressed no desire to participate in.
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> I guess I've ended up doing redirections a number of ways. I'll try to explain, but it's going to get complicated...Thanks 4 the long explanation Doc, but I actually understood how redirect essentially works. If I didn't I'm not sure yr description would've helped :-)
I just wasn't sure what the *exact* procedure was because, as you say, you've redirected in a variety of ways.> Any way, in cases 1 and 2, I move P to PSB and "involve" that poster there. Is that something you'd object to?
Object's too strong a word but in this particular instance I prefer option 2 b. Essentially it was a quick interchange between 3 people who had been on that thread since the beginning. It wasn't a debate or discussion, but by redirecting it you run the risk of turning it into one. I made it clear before I posted to Judy that I don't want to debate my views and I still don't.
>You wouldn't have to participate in any discussion there.
You say that but by making my comments to an individual the basis of a discussion, you put me in a position where I am obliged to answer any responses to them.
I think yr policy should remain discretionary. If you have just a couple of established posters who know the rules but briefly get sidetracked, then it seems a bit authoritarian to automatically redirect and therefore repost their comments. To briefly sound like those I criticise, you would be in danger of disempowering posters (by removing their choice of which board they post to). In such a case far better to just say to the posters concerned, "would you like to continue this on PSB?".
I doubt anyone else much cares about this but I've been in enough acrimonious (much of the acrimony on my side admittedly) 'debates' not to want any more. The original post on that thread actually requested that there be no 'debate' as such (that actually referred to opiates but applies equally to this).
Ultimately it's no big deal tho'.
Thanks,
J.
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