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Appropriate subject lines Re: Request to list members

2005-07-07 by Steve

Well said!

Steve Greenfield, listowner Homebrew_PCBs

--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, David McNab <david@r...> wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> Noting that this list runs over with such rich diversity of skills,
> ideas and insights.
> 
> Alas, though, this is somewhat of a downfall when a thread goes off 
on a
> tangent into a whole new topic, which tends to inflict some opacity 
on
> the list when trying to use it as a knowledge base.
> 
> May I humbly suggest that people, when replying to a thread post and
> taking it off its original topic, start a whole new thread with an
> updated subject line?
> 
> I notice that some people are considerately changing the subject 
line
> sometimes - this is good, but the replies end up in the old thread, 
so
> end up getting buried in the thread tree under a completely 
unrelated
> subject heading.
> 
> I'd like to suggest a simple method I'm sure many will appreciate:
>  1. open a new message compose window, not a reply window
>  2. set 'to' address to Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, and 'subject'
>     to whatever
>  3. click 'reply' on the post you wish to reply to
>  4. copg across the needed text from the 'reply' window to
>     the 'new message' window
>  5. close the 'reply' window
>  6. type in whatever, into the 'new message' window
>  7. send
> 
> Sounds complicated, but it's only 5-10 seconds extra work, and it 
will
> mitigate the entropy on this list and make it more useful for all.
> 
> -- 
> Cheers
> David

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