-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 She's right, people never go off topic on message boards!
Seriously though, Mark handled going off-topic exactly how you're supposed to on mailing lists. Change the subject, maintain the threading. There's lots of good reasons to do it like that, probably a few reasons you shouldn't. But whatever! Ron On 2012-12-11 12:09, Roswyne wrote: > If only we had message forums! > > They handle this sort of thing perfectly. :) > > But of course, no one would use them, so... > > > > On Tue, Dec 11, 2012 at 10:43 AM, Jay Smith <[email protected]> wrote: > > > 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/ > >> > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > SkullSpace Discuss Mailing List > > Help: http://www.skullspace.ca/wiki/index.php/Mailing_List#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/ -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.19 (GNU/Linux) iEYEARECAAYFAlDHiZ8ACgkQ2t2zxlt4g/SCdACeNhLJSs0MoEhY398XHqNVIBqP j0QAni9nuexFxLaP9WUHlcwHmcmOQkQ3 =X7bM -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ SkullSpace Discuss Mailing List Help: http://www.skullspace.ca/wiki/index.php/Mailing_List#Discuss Archive: https://groups.google.com/group/skullspace-discuss-archive/
