Hi,
It is not uncommon to discover 'newbies' who tack on a post to an existing thread when they mean to introduce a new subject. I try to answer their first question and suggest they post starting a new thread. But sometimes, they don't take a hint. But how best should we handle them, if they are not being offensive:
- send a PM with the suggestion
- contact the moderators, bang-triangle
- public response
I'm never quite sure but tend to think one response to the immediate questions followed by a request for a new thread makes most sense. It is polite yet firm that this is how we do things here. If they follow-up with another posting in the same, hijacked thread, ignore it. But I'm sure if this is the best way to approach the problem.
Bob Wilson