Aug. 8, 2008, 9:34 a.m. (Message 53344)
Campbell Tyler schrieb: > I have just hit the 200 programme mark, so time to publish an update. Maybe I am a bit picky here, but I would appreciate that if someone starts a new topic he/she also starts a new thread instead of reusing an old thread [1] and just change the subject? I made a screenshot to illustrate the point: http://home.snafu.de/cord.walter/misc/new-thread.jpg Just makes reading/organising the posts easier... -cord [1] i.e. clicking "Reply" on an older post & the send it with a new unrelated subject to the list -- Cord Walter email: xxxx.xxxxxx@xxx.xx Public PGP-Key available on request Weil es niemanden etwas angeht, dass ich nichts zu verbergen habe: http://www.gnupg.org/ http://www.truecrypt.org/ ...und überhaupt: http://www.FreiheitstattAngst.de
Aug. 8, 2008, 11:52 a.m. (Message 53345, in reply to message 53344)
Cord Walter wrote: >Campbell Tyler schrieb: > I have just hit the 200 programme mark, so time to publish an update. >Maybe I am a bit picky here, but I would appreciate that if someone >starts a new topic he/she also starts a new thread instead of reusing an >old thread [1] and just change the subject? >I made a screenshot to illustrate the point: >http://home.snafu.de/cord.walter/misc/new-thread.jpg >Just makes reading/organising the posts easier... As the guilty party in this instance, all I can say is sorry but it is in total ignorance that I do that. When the email leaves me, it has a totally new subject line with no reference to any earlier one, and I reply to an existing old email to ensure I get the address line right, avoiding typing errors. Also when I get replies to my "new" thread they only reflect my subject line, so I am not quite sure where this extra earlier subject topic comes from and where you see it. It does raise a general point in my mind. I would very much like Anselm to provide a potted "Using Strathspey List 101" tutorial to cover points like this (my favourite hobby horse is getting people to sign their emails in full and where they are located - does that strike a Cord, Walter?? :-), another being people contributing without indicating which email they are answering). So, for instance, why do the people who have been on Strathspey longer than me, when changing threads always say "was....." and for how long should that stay? And when should a thread be changed? In other words, the general etiquette that governs using Strathspey. Or does it already exist? Campbell Tyler Cape Town