OT -- What is with all the fragmented threads recently?

Rails
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Is it my imagination or has there been a huge increase in the number
of fragmented threads in the last several days? Maybe it’s Gmail
doing something crazy, but I see dozens of top-level conversations
starting with replies (ex. “Re: [Rails] omfg something broke”).

Did people collectively forget what the “reply” button looks like, or
is the list software doing something weird?

– James

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On Aug 11, 2006, at 8:05 AM, James L. wrote:

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I was just wondering the same thing. It seems like answers to

threads that I never saw the original question for are popping up all
over the place. Is rubyforum or something else not sending posts to
the real mailing list?

-Ezra

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[will this make it? - posted via email]

I suspect it has to do with DHH’s comments regarding servers being
added to support additional traffic to trac and mailman.

I’ve posted 3 that haven’t made it. I’ll from nabble.

J

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On Aug 11, 2006, at 11:05 AM, James L. wrote:

Is it my imagination or has there been a huge increase in the number
of fragmented threads in the last several days? Maybe it’s Gmail
doing something crazy, but I see dozens of top-level conversations
starting with replies (ex. “Re: [Rails] omfg something broke”).

Did people collectively forget what the “reply” button looks like, or
is the list software doing something weird?

Glad I’m not the only one. I’m also receiving the mailing list via
gmail, so i wonder if it’s there. But I’ve noticed that I’m getting
all the threads but in the wrong order. The timestamps are all
screwy, putting the replies before the original posts, etc…
Not sure what’s going on.
-Mat

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On 8/11/06, Jodi S. [email protected] wrote:

posts to the real mailing list?

-Ezra

Here’s another example. I never saw Ezra’s reply to my original post
until Jodi replied to it.

– James

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The list is definitely not regular. Lots of people double posting
answers
as well.

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i see this too. and i use gmail.
even in this thread there are many doublepostings and the order seems to
be
fucked up. either gmail is broken or the list. or we. :slight_smile:

does anybody have this issue who does NOT use gmail?

2006/8/11, James L. [email protected]:

Did people collectively forget what the “reply” button looks like, or
threads that I never saw the original question for are popping up
Rails mailing list
[email protected]
http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails

–
Michael S. [email protected]

www.stellar-legends.de - Weltraum-Browsergame im Alpha-Stadium

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On 2006.08.14, at 08:50, Michael S. wrote:

does anybody have this issue who does NOT use gmail?

Yep, me too, and I use regular email client. The list is a bit off
the place…

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Jodi S. wrote:

[will this make it? - posted via email]

I suspect it has to do with DHH’s comments regarding servers being added
to support additional traffic to trac and mailman.

I’ve posted 3 that haven’t made it. I’ll from nabble.

J

It’s just made it to me, having taken about 58 hours to get here.

One of the messages that reached my mailbox this morning was sent on the
9th - five days ago. I hope the new server sorts this out.

Justin