Maintaining continuity To us continuity in a folder means a specific topic or issue is carried throughout the discussion and explored in depth. Continuity may be motivated by a long term commitment to an issue. It often requires patience, staying power, and a willingness to sustain the conversation even when it's slow. Not all conversations are designed to be maintained over time. There are many instances where a folder is begun in order to seek specific items or advice and is active for only a short period of time.
Some folders are mainly informational with little room for discussion.
There are specific methods that many moderators employ to foster continuity of a conversation. One of the most fundamental skills is knowing when to redirect the conversation. The following example contains some components of a contiguous conversation. For example, the authors make specific reference to preceding messages, Bob Kopicko greets Linda Marple, who had posted a prior message by answering some of her questions using specific examples from his own experience and then raises some questions of his own. His questions are open ended in a way that invites others to participate in the discussion of a teaching issue yet they are, in some ways, personalized to Linda.