Bill Cole <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote
>From: "Julian and Jackie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>
>> Right now it says the markers should be at the end, because about three
>> years ago when this first came up that was what the majority wanted. Of
>> course things change and if there is a general wish to change things it
>> can be done.
>>
>
>
>Could you summarize the intent and use of threadmarkers, Julian?
>
>I haven't been able to use them to make reading more easy, perhaps because
>I don't understand how. As mentioned, I've tried diligently for a couple
>periods to put them on Subject when I posted. IMHO people don't put them
>on subjects, at either end, because they don't see the benefits.
They have various uses depending on how you want to use them as a
reader, and what your software allows.
If, for example, all genetics posts were marked with :g, then, should I
only be interested in genetics discussions, I could configure a mailbox
in my mail reader to only show those messages that had :g at the end of
the subject line.
On the other hand, they can be used to indicate by eye what the general
subject area is. So for those people who hate genetics discussions, they
can simply delete all messages that have :g at the end.
--
Julian
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