Hi,

I happpen to take part in another collective Internet project, rather well-known nowadays. I contribute to a smaller language version, which works with very few rules for contributing. Basically: Your contributions have to improve the project.

Since I realised how much sense that makes, I try to apply it to most fora I post to. Sometimes, that means I throw away a message before sending, as it really only served for me to express some frustration. (For that, the act of writing is actually sufficient; you just need to realise in time that you don't have to post)

So if I'd feel the benefit of my post didn't outweigh the drawback of keeping the thread active, then I'd try not to post to the thread, which would be the best improvement I could make. That's not to say I wouldn't post at all; I might very well post privately to tell someone he is in fact right. After all, you don't have to keep a tread active to support someone.

                                                      Mysha