On Wed, 16 Feb 2005 11:41:41 +1300 (NZDT) Derek Smithies wrote: > Hi, > I had thought that thread hijacking was when you > a)changed the subject line > b)wrote on a completely different topic.
it can happen in a number of ways, threads often metamorphose in the same way as a conversation, so its natural for there to be a drift in time, that human nature. Sometimes it gets off topic, which can be annoying for the OP who just wants an answer to his question! eventually of course that rule about referral to Nazi's will apply :) The other way it happens is as I described, people think the easiest way to start a new topic is to reply to an existing message and change the subject line - it saves them finding the correct address to put in the "To:" box in their client. Unfortunately as most clients thread by the "In-Reply-To" header, this person does not start a new thread at all. It appears as a response to the message they replied to. > > My previous reply was definately on the topic of email etiquette. > thread hijacking. > definately not... Thread hijacking is definitely on topic in this thread! its part of email list etiquette. > > =================== > > Another email etiquette issue which ahs not been discussed:: > people who insist on putting long lines in their email. > Look below for a classic example of this. Sorry about that, there were some changes in my email client as at the last version change and I am still fiddling with the parameters to get that right! > > Derek. > =========================================== -- Nick Rout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
