On Thu, 2025-04-17 at 05:28 +0930, Tim via users wrote: > lejeczek via users wrote: > > > the only solution - in my mind - must be > > > practical-programmatic one... > > > to sync messaging content between the two (or more), > > > pulling/pushing those two between each other so there is no > > > difference, the messaging-content is the same everywhere. > > Patrick O'Callaghan: > > That's a lot harder than it looks at first sight. I've never seen an > > attempt at doing this that works acceptably. Just one example: web > > forum users can edit their posts, but email users can't. > > That has advantages and disadvantages. You can make corrections to > your own post, although older replies will still be using the wrong > info. And people delete things in fits of pique. > > I don't participate in reddit, but many times when an internet search > has referenced it as your answer, it's often like reading an argument > that went on in a pub. > > > >
Of course. I wasn't saying I liked it, just that it exists. > > Another one: forum users assume that the whole thread is visible for > > context, so often don't quote anything. > > I find it far more common, everywhere, that people unnecessarily do > full-quoting. Apart from the waste of space, it makes it very hard to > understand what someone is replying to as they usually reply without > due thought. > > I'm talking about the people who use forum software cross-linked to a mailing list, such as HyperKitty. The (mis)use of mailing lists (lazy quoting, top-posting, cross-posting etc. etc.) is a separate topic. poc -- _______________________________________________ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@lists.fedoraproject.org Do not reply to spam, report it: https://pagure.io/fedora-infrastructure/new_issue
