From: Grant Callaghan (grantc4@hotmail.com)
Date: Wed 18 Dec 2002 - 02:47:38 GMT
Another way to solve the problem of sorting through the messages is to
convince everyone that they should use the subject line instead of just
letting the same message ride as we discuss different subjects. I notice
that some subjects go through endless evolutions of content without the
subject line ever changing. Look, for example, at messages that started as
a discussion of the Electric Meme bombs. After the first few, hardly any of
the messages under that name discussed that subject. I suspect it's because
people are in a hurry to get their reply on the way and they ignore the
subject in their haste.
If I can see a post is carrying a subject line that marks it as something
I'm not interested in, I can just use my delete key to remove it and move
on. Without fair notice I have to waste time reading the message to find
out what it's about.
Cheers,
Grant
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