Protocol (General)

by dhw, Sunday, July 31, 2011, 10:59 (4864 days ago)

Whateverist: I'm still experimenting with ways of formatting quotes. Is there any standard protocol here?-David: Set up 'quote message' and leave the quote you want and type in the your thoughts. Be sure to leave the '>' before line you are responding to, to make it italics. Delete what you wish.-The only problem with the above method is that sometimes you don't know who said what ... especially when you're trying to cover multiple exchanges. I think it's essential to make this identification, and so whatever method you use (I copy and paste), do please insert the name of the author of each quote, as in a playscript (see above).-There are two other problems that keep recurring: 1) a thread that runs out of control, and 2) a sudden plethora of new threads that could easily be subsumed under existing ones (and that tend to fizzle out after one or two posts). I guess this is partly a matter of taste, and if everyone else is happy with the way things are, OK. I find it messy and sometimes hard to follow. For example, the thread "Asking of the Designer..." is now covering a wide variety of themes, including why bother with God?, abiogenesis, the role of computer models, David's book (Science vs Religion)...-I will try to separate these myself, unless there is a howl of outrage and you all prefer to let things go on as they are. I can't do it today anyway - but perhaps you can try with your new responses to one another - as I have an extremely pressing engagement with the TV set. This is the 3rd day of the second test match (cricket) between England and India, upon which the future of the universe depends. As I'm sure you're all aware, the Lord rested on the seventh day in order to watch a game of cricket, having spent the previous six days working out the laws. Who am I to ignore his example?