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Subject: Re: Poll time: Topics should default to on or off?
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Organization: Probably a good idea
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>>>>> Reiner Steib <reinersteib+gmane@imap.cc>:

> On Thu, Dec 16 2010, Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen wrote:
>> Let's do a poll: Should topics default (for first-time users) to on or
>> off?

> On.

> A default layout might be ...

> [ Gnus ]
>   [ Mail ]
>   [ News ]
>   [ Drafts ]
>   [ Sent ]

But: the topics should be open by default.  If not, the new user might
not understand what's going on.  The user may then later discover that
the topics are closable.