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Old 24-September-2009, 04:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Spoons View Post
I think what Neverfly has mentioned here about question flooding is a key issue.

Some people may have slight variations on questions which have already been raised, and while it is reasonable for them to ask the question, I think that a bit more structure would lead to a much neater and more productive outcome for all involved.
I agree!

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...upon their return they have 20 something questions to tend to. In the end either none get answered or often the questioner who shouts loudest (continually repeats the question) gets what they want.
Unfortunately, that winds up rewarding exceptionally rude behavior.

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I don't know how this would be managed / moderated, but I do think that just as an ATM proponent shouldn't spray multiple statements, so queriers shouldn't launch barrages of questions at once.
Agreed, and I've witnessed a similar pattern, where the same question was asked over many identical posts, even though it was either answered in the OP, or after the first post. The poster thought otherwise, and instead of clarifying his question, as asked, he kept repeating it, and thereby derailed the entire thread.

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One at a time, each side of the table, would be easier to follow. Just my 2 cents.
That's a good idea, though I'm not sure how the que would be managed given the limitations of the software that runs this forum.
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