Auto reply merge

[RotaryWingBob]

Ok, lets the flames begin

I have a mild dislike of this feature. How about you?

 

[SCCutler]

I see the potential benefits, but this crowd is not the "cram in a bunch of five-word post" sort. Hence, the automerge destroys linearity in a discussion.

"Ditch it," is what I say.

 

[AdamZ]

Ummm forgive the ingnorance but what the heck is it?

 

[RotaryWingBob]

Ummm forgive the ingnorance but what the heck is it?

If you make multiple replies within the same thread they get merged automatically into a single post. I find it more confusing than valuable...

 

[AdamZ]

Thanks Bob I vote dump it.

 

[flyingcheesehead]

I have a mild dislike of this feature. How about you?

I like the principle, but it needs to be refined. There are some annoying quirks to it. (See the thread in Site Feedback & Support.)

I used to auto-merge stuff myself now and then when I was doing a bunch of replies in the same thread. (Hit "quote" with the command key down to open up new tabs with each message I want to quote, and copy the quoted stuff into the first tab. )

Part of the reason I like the principle is that often I'm only on an Internet connection long enough to command-click the links to each thread so I can read them later, offline. Then I get to a thread that has two or more pages, and I miss out on that part.

Of course, being able to read and post via e-mail would solve that problem!