Post subject/ continuation question

[Stiletto]

Okay,

Question for the mods:

I originally opened a thread a few days ago in the Pit:

Is anybody else worried about this wiretap thing? (http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=87702)

And now that Ashcroft has revealed the full scope of the Anti-terrorist act, I have even more major problems with it than the wiretap issues. (Search and seizure issues, etc) So, my question is, do I continue the same thread, despite the tangent to only related issues, or do I start a new one? I'm not entirely clear on the policy for continuation, especially relating to a slight change in vector on the topic. But I had noticed that it was a problem in a couple of areas, so I figured I'd ask before I screwed up.

Thanks!

-Stil

[Duck Duck Goose]

IANA Mod, but...

Well, do you wanna talk about wiretapping, or about the Anti-Terrorist Act?

If you wanna discuss the Anti-Terrorist Act, and not wiretapping, then start a new thread with a descriptive title. And it would be polite if you included a link to your wiretap thread, so if stuff comes up that was discussed previously, everybody's on the same page.

The main reason to start a new thread is that since the original thread title deals with wiretapping, it will be difficult to get anyone to come into it to discuss the Anti-Terrorist Act. We aren't mind readers--"hmm, Miss Cleo knows that Stiletto has bumped his wiretapping thread, so that means that he really wants to talk about the Anti-Terrorist Act..."

:)

Starting new threads for tangential topics is more of a problem in General Questions, which is SO crowded, and every new thread bumps a potentially wonderful question off Page 1 into the depths of Page 2. But the Pit doesn't usually have that problem. Indeed, sometimes we're all grateful to see some Pit threads slide off into oblivion.

[Stiletto]

Originally posted by Duck Duck Goose
IANA Mod, but...


Nonetheless, you have obviously been around for a while. I thank you for the info. :)

Originally posted by Duck Duck Goose
Well, do you wanna talk about wiretapping, or about the Anti-Terrorist Act?

If you wanna discuss the Anti-Terrorist Act, and not wiretapping, then start a new thread with a descriptive title. And it would be polite if you included a link to your wiretap thread, so if stuff comes up that was discussed previously, everybody's on the same page.


That's about what I figured. But I had seen different points of view on starting a new thread vs. continuing an old one, so I thought it would be safer to ask first, rather than just forge ahead and screw up.
Originally posted by Duck Duck Goose
The main reason to start a new thread is that since the original thread title deals with wiretapping, it will be difficult to get anyone to come into it to discuss the Anti-Terrorist Act. We aren't mind readers--"hmm, Miss Cleo knows that Stiletto has bumped his wiretapping thread, so that means that he really wants to talk about the Anti-Terrorist Act..."

Right. :) I had actually figured that part out. Was planning on referencing the original thread, if I started a new one.
Originally posted by Duck Duck Goose
Starting new threads for tangential topics is more of a problem in General Questions, which is SO crowded, and every new thread bumps a potentially wonderful question off Page 1 into the depths of Page 2. But the Pit doesn't usually have that problem. Indeed, sometimes we're all grateful to see some Pit threads slide off into oblivion.
*nod* Makes sense. Again, thank you for the info. I will go ahead and start a new thread, which was my first impulse, but I'll keep in mind that for GQ I may want to tread more carefully. :D

-Stil