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Posted by Janelle on April 6, 2002, at 0:21:24
Dr. Bob,
I noticed on PB you moved some threads I started toward the bottom into previously existing threads further up.
I understand why you did this - to keep all matters relevant to a particular thread WITH that thread ...
However, the reason I started a new thread toward the bottom was because the original one got SOOOOOOOOO long that I became concerned that people I was trying to reach either would not go back to the original one or if they scanned it, due to its length, they would miss my most recent questions there.
I figured if I moved my questions down into a new thread, it would be more likely to get their attention.
So, I guess it's a "no-no" to start a new thread lower down to continue a previous thread further up, even if that previous thread has become very long?
Posted by Janelle on April 6, 2002, at 0:44:18
In reply to Dr. Bob: Thread Patterns, posted by Janelle on April 6, 2002, at 0:21:24
I had created a NEW thread to ask about the origin of the concept that it takes 5 half-lives to eliminate a med from the body, meaning I want to know how those who told me this concept knew it, did some famous pdoc figure it out, etc.
By your moving this question back into the original and very long "Half Life" thread, it is basically buried in there, lost in the sauce, and I highly doubt I'll get an answer to it now.
I don't understand why if a thread becomes too long and unwieldy we can't create a new one further down?
Posted by IsoM on April 6, 2002, at 12:59:52
In reply to Case in point:, posted by Janelle on April 6, 2002, at 0:44:18
Janelle, I doubt that it was ONE great doctor who came up with this. It's much more likely that years of research, testing 'in vitro' & 'in vivo' that it was found that organsims no longer responded to drugs when they reached such low concentrations. No big breakthrough, simply years of observation.
Just a suggestion:
When you have specific questions you'd like answered, reiterate them at the end of you post so they'll be fresh in the reader's mind & number each of question seperately so if someone knows the answers to some but not all, they can respond to specifically numbered questions.
Posted by Dr. Bob on April 6, 2002, at 17:24:07
In reply to Case in point:, posted by Janelle on April 6, 2002, at 0:44:18
> the reason I started a new thread toward the bottom was because the original one got SOOOOOOOOO long that I became concerned that people I was trying to reach either would not go back to the original one or if they scanned it, due to its length, they would miss my most recent questions there.
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> I figured if I moved my questions down into a new thread, it would be more likely to get their attention.> I don't understand why if a thread becomes too long and unwieldy we can't create a new one further down?
You're assuming people are more likely to skip posts in long threads? I don't think that's the case.
1. Older threads are closer to the top.
2. Longer threads are more active, which IMO tends to attract people.
3. New posts stand out because they're flagged.Besides, the whole idea of threads is to keep related posts together. Like in the grocery store, all the cereal is in the same aisle.
> By your moving this question back into the original and very long "Half Life" thread, it is basically buried in there, lost in the sauce, and I highly doubt I'll get an answer to it now.
Me, I would never leave anything tasty in the sauce! :-)
Bob
Posted by Mitchell on April 8, 2002, at 20:02:43
In reply to Re: started a new thread, posted by Dr. Bob on April 6, 2002, at 17:24:07
> Me, I would never leave anything tasty in the sauce! :-)
>
> BobI think you are saying you would cook the most savory items separately, but read literally, this suggests some yucky sauce. I'll have the sauce *with* tasty ingredients, please.
Posted by Dr. Bob on April 8, 2002, at 21:29:27
In reply to Re: sauced a new thread » Dr. Bob, posted by Mitchell on April 8, 2002, at 20:02:43
> > Me, I would never leave anything tasty in the sauce! :-)
>
> I think you are saying you would cook the most savory items separately, but read literally, this suggests some yucky sauce. I'll have the sauce *with* tasty ingredients, please.No, I meant "leave" as in "allow to remain uneaten". What she said was, "buried in there, lost in the sauce".
Bob
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