20 Aug
2008
20 Aug
'08
9:08 a.m.
On Aug 20, 2008, at 11:06 AM, Sridhar Ayengar wrote:
Marden P. Marshall wrote:
I'm not trying to be a hard ass here, but please try to look at it
On Aug 19, 2008, at 12:44 PM, Chuck Guzis wrote:
First of all, it was related. Second of all, the right thing to do
is to alter the subject line, not to curtail the discussion. Third
of all, lighten up. Really.
Peace... Sridhar
On 19 Aug 2008 at 11:45, Marden P. Marshall
wrote:
If the current line of discussion does not match the subject line,
then the message thread has been hijacked. It is discourteous and
disrupting to other members of the community who might be trying to
follow the original subject. How would you feel if you had
started a new subject only to later see the discussion taken in a
different, unrelated direction. Guys, two words "thread hijacking"
Sorry, I was curious about the subject and thought to ask some
questions about the current line of discussion. I'll keep my
inquiring mind to myself in the future (fat chance).
Cheers,
Chuck
from my perspective. I was looking to buy a DEC PC04,
so I sent out a
message with the subject: "WTB: DEC PC04...". So now
when I see a
response to that message in my inbox, I'm expecting to open it and
read about buying or selling a DEC PC04. Instead, I read about
repairing readers. I'm sorry, but I don't see the relationship. Nor
do I see where it is my responsibility to alter the subject line of a
message thread that I originated. That is the responsibility of the
person / persons who redirected the thread.
Also keep in mind that the practice of keeping the subject line in-
sync with the message content is for the good of the whole community.
For example, the new subject of reader repairs which took over my
original message is a very worth while subject and should in no way be
curtailed. But the fact that no one bothered to give it a dedicated
thread with an appropriate subject line means that there are some out
there that may never read it, instead deleting it because they thought
the message was to do with someone wanting to buy something.
This is just simple common curtsy that is for the benefit of all.
-Mardy