Re: OT: Spoily (was Re: NAGBU: Snake from Beyond corpse?)

The Wanderer ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) writes:

[snip "spoily okay if threaded?" theory]
> However, not everyone does; some people, including IIRC Frances, use
> newsreaders in which it is not possible to see even the subject line of
> a post before opening it to view the entire thing, and so do not have
> the chance to skip the post.

A clarification, here--I use a newsreader which displays Subject: lines,
but which also displays all posts in chronological (by server receiving)
order.  Posts are numbered, and it is possible to jump to specific posts
by number and follow a thread (based on Subject: line alone, not what
responded to what).  There are three options for marking posts read:

(1) Read the bleeking thing.  This can involve opening it, seeing that the
first screen of text is uninteresting (or warns of a spoiler I do not wish
to read), and skipping to the next post in the thread (by Subject: line).

(2) 'Z'ap a thread--marks all unread posts with the same Subject: line as
the post I am currently at as read.  Given the sterling signal:noise ratio
on r.g.r.a., I really don't like the option.

(3) Mark everything (not every post with the same Subject: line,
*everything*) which the server received before the post I am currently
reading as read.  Kludgy and not good for much except playing catch-up.

Love and coffee,
     Frances