Subject Headings

[ravenclawlady]

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From: ravenclawlady
Subject: Re: Subject Headings
Reply To: [Yahoo! #5838] Subject Headings
Date: 8/5/00 12:52 pm  (ET)

<<Using proper subject headings will have several advantages:

1. *I* can delete all the ones that say "Casting"

2. It keeps the "discussion threads" distinguishable. So, if someone
thinks that the whole discussion of the wizarding economy is completely
"overboard," they can just delete or skip messages that say "Wizarding
Economy" in the subject line.>>

I agree, and wanted to add a third advantage. When someone starts a
discussion, they can more easily tell which replies actually address their
original question or comment, and which have sequed into another topic.

I remember a couple of times, when I posed a question for discussion. I
later went back and found plenty of posts titled "Re: (whatever my
original title was)." I quickly went to those posts, eager to see what
everyone else had to say on the subject. To my disappointment, only one
or two people had actually addressed the original post. The rest were
replies to offhand and/or unrelated comments made on *those* replies.

Well, I apologize for the long post (which I hope made *some* sense). But,
in short, I agree with keeping the subject lines matching the content
of the post, and trying to stick with one subject per post.

My two sickles,

Melanie