I must admit Nigel, that I was going to send you a very similar message today myself for the same reason. I'm not so much about the keeping it clean though, for me it's the constant back to the same thread over and over and over and over to read a new remark that you could have put in the last post. I can't tell YOU how maddening it is to have to keep going back to the same post right after reading it. Why does this happen for me? Let me explain and maybe that will help you understand where we're coming from.
I dont' know how you use the forums, but when I come here my bookmark goes straight to the "Show New Posts" link so it shows me the current posts list. Then I click that link on the left side (on my screen anyways it's on left) to Show New Posts again and again to go to each new post. Now with that in mind....
When you post 6 times in a row, and quickly I might add on top of it.... I end up back in teh same thread over, and over and over and over untill you are done. All I can say to myself is... Really??? Why the heck can't he do like most people and do :
@ Name of person here:
message to them
@Name of person here:
message to them
(and yes I agree not all do and yes I was going to message each of them and haven't as a staff member was going to instead).
That is the practical and most sane way to help people read your messages in one place. Your refusing to do that doesn't win you any friends on CC or with us Admins of the Forums.
So... I ask, why is it such a big deal to you that you need to post separate posts? When you post you can scroll up/down the post to grab anyone's name you need to and reread any of their messages to be sure you are addressing each one so it's not a difficult thing to do to do it in one post. Why not give us the break so we aren't having such a redundant viewing craze and put them in one post.
If that's not something you can handle, then I'm sorry, but I can't help you nor can I feel sorry for you since I'm one of the ones affected by your redundant posts.