There are, of course, easy solutions to the problems some members have with
actual or perceived “mundane & useless threads”.
There are no rules, laws or demands that any one read any thread or any part of
a thread.
If a member considers a particular thread is or has become “mundane &/or
useless” that member has the option of simply ignoring the thread and not
reading it.
In that case it would probably be a good idea not to voice a public opinion
about the thread in question but, if there is a genuine feeling of concern
about the content a comment to the list moderator/s might be in order.
Publically making rude, crude, aggressive comments about particular threads and
topics only tends to make that particular contribution “mundane & useless”.
The same tactic can be applied to contributions provided by people whom the
reader may consider do not provide contributions worthy of reading or which are
usually unnecessarily contentious or provocative.
There are several Birding-Aus members whose contributions I never read and
there are some whose contributions I only read if they provide a subject line
which appears to be of interest to me.
An example of the latter would be trip reports: I rarely read overseas trips
reports but I may read reports of trips within Australia. That doesn’t mean I
think trip reports of any type are “mundane &/or useless” to myself or anyone
else: it simply means I have no interest in personally doing overseas trips.
Trip reports are an integral part of Birding-Aus and to consider them to be
“mundane & useless” would be quite strange.
I would also point out here that I am reluctant to read contributions from
‘anonymous’ contributors, that is, people who don’t provide a reasonable and
coherent signature.
If a member should find a thread which they find interesting and they are
disappointed it doesn’t persist to any degree they have the options of
accepting that it is not interesting to others or that no one else has anything
they feel worth adding to the discussion. The fact that a thread doesn’t
continue for any length of time is not necessarily an indication of lack of
interest value but it may simply be a case of no one wanting to add unnecessary
or controversial comments.
It any one thinks a particular thread should have gone on longer they at
liberty to contribute something relevant to that thread.
One thing that, to my way of thinking, can quickly make a thread turn from
“interesting & worthwhile” to “mundane & useless” is when someone diverges from
the topic and introduces something irrelevant to the subject. If someone sees
something in a thread which prompts them to want to make a point about
something which is not strictly relevant to that thread they should start a new
thread with a new subject line. The fact that someone decides to start a new
thread which may appear to have a connection with a previous thread should not
be considered to be a reflection on the value of that previous thread.
Bob Inglis
Sandstone Point
Qld
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