I'm with Mark on this one. if you're going to talk about something off the original topic, it's better to change the subject to match what you're talking about. ...that's pretty much what the subject line is for. Makes tracking things down a lot easier for me and keeps things focused. Also, not everybody uses gmail :P
On Tue, Dec 11, 2012 at 8:43 AM, Justin Lacko <[email protected]> wrote: > Sorry, I mean the subject line; don't change that. You can write about > whatever you want! > > > On 11 December 2012 08:42, Justin Lacko <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Just hit reply and don't change the subject. :P >> >> >> On 11 December 2012 07:23, Mark Jenkins <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Justin wrote: >>> >>>> Mark, why do you always start a new thread? Respond to the already >>>> ongoing >>>> thread :P >>>> >>> >>> ayecee wrote: >>> > I myself like to see new threads when the topic changes. >>> >>> Technically I changed the subject line and stayed within the thread. >>> >>> Is this perhaps called a subthread? >>> >>> (It was pointed out that a good mail client would show this.) >>> >>> There was definitely a change in topic before I arrived -- some would >>> say that my changed subject line should have "was dx order" at the end of >>> it to mark the transition. And others would say that a new top level thread >>> (that I didn't start) was actually in order. (with or without the "was dx >>> order" suffix) >>> >>> I don't suppose RFC 1855 or something similar has definitive answers on >>> subthreads vs new threads and the "was" suffix convention. >>> http://tools.ietf.org/html/**rfc1855<http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc1855> >>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/**Etiquette_%28technology%29<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etiquette_%28technology%29> >>> >>> Open or solved issue? >>> >>> And who am I to speak of netiquette -- my post was pretty unnecessary -- >>> I was speaking for hypothetical others and not myself. I use credit cards >>> and I use PayPal. I have my concerns, but I don't see them as evil. There >>> are greater evils in the world to be concerned with. >>> >>> Drifting more off topic here (new thread bait): >>> With respect to the banking sector it actually drives me crazy when I >>> hear federal NDP MPs waste their energy complaining about banking fees and >>> the need for federal intervention in such a thing! Jeez, left-wing populism >>> at its worst: >>> http://www.cbc.ca/news/story/**2007/01/25/ndp-atm.html<http://www.cbc.ca/news/story/2007/01/25/ndp-atm.html> >>> http://www.cba.ca/en/media-**room/65-news-releases/196-ndp-** >>> proposal-on-abm-fees-nothing-**more-than-political-rhetoric<http://www.cba.ca/en/media-room/65-news-releases/196-ndp-proposal-on-abm-fees-nothing-more-than-political-rhetoric> >>> >>> >>> Mark >>> >>> p.s. >>> >>> Andrew wrote: >>> >>>> Normally one would provide an address to receive bitcoins on when >>>> soliciting bitcoins. >>>> >>> >>> Except when said in jest in a post script, a form I'm sure I've now >>> abused horribly. >>> ______________________________**_________________ >>> SkullSpace Discuss Mailing List >>> Help: >>> http://www.skullspace.ca/wiki/**index.php/Mailing_List#Discuss<http://www.skullspace.ca/wiki/index.php/Mailing_List#Discuss> >>> Archive: >>> https://groups.google.com/**group/skullspace-discuss-**archive/<https://groups.google.com/group/skullspace-discuss-archive/> >>> >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > SkullSpace Discuss Mailing List > Help: http://www.skullspace.ca/wiki/index.php/Mailing_List#Discuss > Archive: https://groups.google.com/group/skullspace-discuss-archive/ >
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