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On 7/24/2011 8:51 PM, Michael Torrie wrote:

> Now replying to an existing thread to start an entirely new, unrelated
> thread is definitely rude.

Rude or not, it tends to be unproductive. If someone posted "Help with 
threading internals" here, it could well not be seen by the appropriate 
people, especially if they have threads collapsed.

-- 
Terry Jan Reedy