article forum message type
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the message type for the "new message" (i.e. a thread opener) one adds to an article's forum defaults to "question", whereas quite often (or even mostly) the content is an appreciation, a comment, a suggestion, and not a question at all. So I'd suggest it defaults to "answer" which is closer to reality, and also implies lots of Authority points, rather than a measly Enquirer point. In fact, I guess it is due to this that I've gotten many more Enquirer points than I ever deserved. :)
Luc Pattyn [My Articles] Nil Volentibus Arduum
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the message type for the "new message" (i.e. a thread opener) one adds to an article's forum defaults to "question", whereas quite often (or even mostly) the content is an appreciation, a comment, a suggestion, and not a question at all. So I'd suggest it defaults to "answer" which is closer to reality, and also implies lots of Authority points, rather than a measly Enquirer point. In fact, I guess it is due to this that I've gotten many more Enquirer points than I ever deserved. :)
Luc Pattyn [My Articles] Nil Volentibus Arduum
I do not agree that a post that says "thank you" is an answer. It's a comment. It used to default to just "General", but then authors were frustrated that when members posted questions and they answered, they weren't getting the "Authority" points they deserved because members weren't changing the message type to "question" and the author wasn't, in turn, setting "Answer" as their message type. Now if everyone did what they were supposed to do...
cheers, Chris Maunder The Code Project | Co-founder Microsoft C++ MVP