cross-posting

[George Spagna <gspagna@rmc.edu>]

At 05:32 PM 1/23/98 -0800, Leigh Palmer wrote:

> I've said it before, and I guess I should say it again. Cross
> posting results in tangled threads. Why are there responses
> to this thread in two lists? Clearly this cannot be a thread
> if continuity is important unless either everybody crossposts
> or nobody does. The latter choice certainly seems more economical.

Perhaps we need a new term for cross-posted "threads"  -  I propose "tangle".

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