Sometimes threads become very lengthy and heavy in browsing sense.
I´d just like to hear opinions about how a thread should be kept up, when to start another thread and so on.
I like to take digi pics while modeling and start "in-progress"-posts with lots of pictures and updates inside on thread. With all the feedback it´s pretty soon a big thread.
Is there any better way of doing this exept for starting another thread and post a link to the previous one in case someone missed the history of the project and would like to know more?
Also, to keep the communication efficient and tight, It´s really worth reading the thread before making comments or asking questions. Most likely those things have already come up in a previous post in a long thread, perhaps even the answers!
The problem is that it´s very slow to view 5+pages of text and pics , especially if you´re having a slow connection.
I really like to have feedback while modelling, that´s the best way to make things right from the beginning. However, sooner or later I find myself re-posting and double posting about the same things all over again as the thread grows and gets older.
Any insights on this?



Toni

PS. I hope this thread won´t become a prototype of this question...

I find it much easier to track of the progress of someone else's build if the updates are posted to the original thread instead of starting a new one. I have a tendency to "get lost" if the updates are posted in 4 or 5 separate threads instead of just updating the old one.

Just my thoughts.

Shaun

Yes, they are. I have my preferences set to 30 posts per page. I generally stop reading a thread when it goes past the second page. Sometimes I won't even follow it to the second page.

I have my posts per page at 50 and if I see a thread that goes past two pages I bail (unless I really want to read it or it involves me directly).

I have seen (and used) the title line to reference Subject Update I or Subject Update II or Subject Update III and so forth. I can do a search and find common threads that way.

I do prefer a new thread when new information is offered to a subject.

Hi there

I agree with Shaun - it's much easier to keep track of who's doing what if we keep the number of threads down.

I admit to sometimes starting a new thread when I think there's sufficient reason, because it does seem to get some fresh input...

What really does my head in isn't long threads - it's over-long posts!! If I see a solid page of "stream of thought" - sometimes with no punctuation - my eyes begin to glaze over!! At times like that, I wish Armorama had an Editor! :-)

All the best

Rowan