Seems like a great enhancement that Google could make. Give each subscriber this as an option. Then each of us can choose whether to add this or not to messages we see.
Personally, I only read these groups on the web and seeing [clojure] in the subject of every message would be really annoying. I already know I'm looking at the Clojure group. It's added noise that I really don't need. On Monday, June 18, 2012 7:42:29 AM UTC-5, Jay Fields wrote: > > Personally, I'd like to have [] as well, but I've recently been educated > on the opposing point of view - and I concede that your personal workflow > determines what you prefer - and, it's all preferences at the end of the > day (no right or wrong answer). My personal workflow would benefit from [], > Phil's wouldn't, there's not really much more to say about that. > > A possible compromise? - [clj] > > It's short, so it doesn't take up as much space for mobile readers, and > it's enough to note it's from a mailing list. > > On Mon, Jun 18, 2012 at 8:04 AM, Jim - FooBar(); <jimpil1...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> On 18/06/12 11:50, Lee Spector wrote: >> >> On Jun 18, 2012, at 3:02 AM, Tassilo Horn wrote: >> >> There's really no need to obscure subjects. For all your filtering >> needs, there's the List-ID header: >> >> List-ID: <clojure.googlegroups.com> >> >> Here's a SIEVE snippet you can install somehow to your IMAP server to >> move messages to this list to some special group. (Most providers have a >> web GUI for easily writing such rules.) >> >> Sigh. >> >> I believe that the OP's interest (certainly mine in supporting him) was to >> have the list identified in the subject line so that we can see it, with our >> eyeballs, in the subject lines, in interfaces that list messages by subject. >> Like we can do with most other mailing lists, since including list names in >> subject lines is a pretty widely adopted practice. We know full well that >> the source of the message is available elsewhere in the header, and that >> this can be used to move messages (as I do for mail from various other >> lists, etc.), but the point isn't to move messages -- it is to have the list >> name actually in the subject. Depending on how you read your mail this can >> be handy. >> >> If most people are reading their email on tiny devices and the extra >> characters are really a hassle then fine, but all of these replies about >> ways to move messages are irrelevant. >> >> Sean Corfield's idea of using AppleScript to actually change the subject >> lines automatically IS to the point, although its almost comically >> complicated and this isn't a big enough deal for me to resort to that sort >> of duct tape and glue (although I appreciate the effort and the cleverness >> of the approach!). >> >> -Lee >> >> >> >> >> I do agree... every other mailing list I've subscribed to does >> this...even [ccw] does this...I was wondering a long time ago why this >> group doesn't do it...Personally I've learnt to filter clojure discussions >> by the *absence* of subject-line!!! >> >> Jim >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups "Clojure" group. >> To post to this group, send email to clojure@googlegroups.com >> Note that posts from new members are moderated - please be patient with >> your first post. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/clojure?hl=en >> > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Clojure" group. To post to this group, send email to clojure@googlegroups.com Note that posts from new members are moderated - please be patient with your first post. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/clojure?hl=en
