Multi-posting vs Cross-posting (was: Long filename error)

[98 Guy]

Axel Berger wrote:

(...)

Why did you multi-post this separately to
microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion and alt.windows98 (and god knows
where else) ?

Where did you learn to multipost?

Do you understand why it is not a good practice?

Cross-post next time. This avoids creating separate, isolated
conversations on the same topic between different groups of people.

[MotoFox]

And it came to pass that 98 Guy delivered the following message unto the
people, saying~

Post by 98 Guy
(...)
Why did you multi-post this separately to
microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion and alt.windows98 (and god knows
where else) ?
Where did you learn to multipost?
Do you understand why it is not a good practice?
Cross-post next time. This avoids creating separate, isolated
conversations on the same topic between different groups of people.

Seriously, dude, why not just answer the question? In case you missed
it, the scenario is: he's running Scandisk in DOS, the programme stops
when it hits what he believes to be a long file name or path, and he
needs to know what an easy way is to trace this path and clear it up.

Now, if you'd spend less time bitching about why and how people posted
things in certain areas and concentrate more of your energy on fixing the
actual problems, it's amazing how much you'd accomplish........and you'll
find you'd come off being less of a troll and more of a useful sort.......

$20 says "98 Guy" has OCD.

[J. P. Gilliver (John)]

In message <***@motofox-rules.dont-email.me>,
MotoFox

Post by MotoFox
And it came to pass that 98 Guy delivered the following message unto the
people, saying~

Post by 98 Guy
(...)
Why did you multi-post this separately to
microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion and alt.windows98 (and god knows
where else) ?
Where did you learn to multipost?
Do you understand why it is not a good practice?
Cross-post next time. This avoids creating separate, isolated
conversations on the same topic between different groups of people.

Seriously, dude, why not just answer the question? In case you missed

He didn't for the same reason _you_ didn't: he saw something he thought
it would be helpful to give advice about, even if he didn't have an
answer to the particular question.

Multiposting wastes _everybody's_ time, as it can cause lots of
different people to follow the thread in however many newsgroups the
problem is posted to, without those people being aware of what each
other are suggesting.

Post by MotoFox
it, the scenario is: he's running Scandisk in DOS, the programme stops
when it hits what he believes to be a long file name or path, and he
needs to know what an easy way is to trace this path and clear it up.

Correct.

Post by MotoFox
Now, if you'd spend less time bitching about why and how people posted
things in certain areas and concentrate more of your energy on fixing the
actual problems, it's amazing how much you'd accomplish........and you'll
find you'd come off being less of a troll and more of a useful sort.......

Like you have.

Post by MotoFox
$20 says "98 Guy" has OCD.

(And yes: I'll admit I haven't given a solution either!)