New thread or tag on to an old one? - UK Vintage Radio Repair and Restoration Discussion Forum

BigClick · 27th Jan 2016, 9:26 pm

In general as questions arise related to the same project / equipment but a different area of interest should the new question be asked in the same thread or a new one started?

For example, I open a threaad about mains transformer for a radio that gets ansered. Later another question for the same set arises regarding the volume control.

What is the done thing here?

Dave Moll · 27th Jan 2016, 9:39 pm

Probably one for a definitive answer from the moderators, but my feeling is that if it's the same project and the later query still comes within the forum section and title of the thread, it's probably best to keep it all together.

What's not so good is when someone tacks an unrelated question onto someone else's thread - even if the subject matter is similar - or the subsequent query is not appropriate for the forum section or the thread title.

paulsherwin · 27th Jan 2016, 9:49 pm

Dave has it right. Just use common sense. A completely different discussion should go in a new thread. The mods will merge or split threads if necessary.

BigClick · 28th Jan 2016, 12:24 am

Thanks for clearing that up

27th Jan 2016, 9:26 pm	#1
BigClick Hexode Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: Walsall, West Midlands, UK. Posts: 327	New thread or tag on to an old one? In general as questions arise related to the same project / equipment but a different area of interest should the new question be asked in the same thread or a new one started? For example, I open a threaad about mains transformer for a radio that gets ansered. Later another question for the same set arises regarding the volume control. What is the done thing here?

27th Jan 2016, 9:39 pm	#2
Dave Moll Dekatron Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: West Cumbria (CA13), UK Posts: 6,127	Re: new thread or tag on old one Probably one for a definitive answer from the moderators, but my feeling is that if it's the same project and the later query still comes within the forum section and title of the thread, it's probably best to keep it all together. What's not so good is when someone tacks an unrelated question onto someone else's thread - even if the subject matter is similar - or the subsequent query is not appropriate for the forum section or the thread title. __________________ Mending is better than Ending (cf Brave New World by Aldous Huxley)

27th Jan 2016, 9:49 pm	#3
paulsherwin Moderator Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Oxford, UK Posts: 27,939	Re: new thread or tag on old one Dave has it right. Just use common sense. A completely different discussion should go in a new thread. The mods will merge or split threads if necessary.

28th Jan 2016, 12:24 am	#4
BigClick Hexode Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: Walsall, West Midlands, UK. Posts: 327	Re: new thread or tag on old one Thanks for clearing that up