On Friday, January 3, 2003, at 01:51 PM, frank theriault wrote:
Well, I must confess that I do change the subject line sometimes. I've alwaysFrank,
thought that I've done it out of politeness.
Let's face it, sometimes, after numerous posts on the same thread, the subject
actually debated bears little resemblence to that in the initial post. Or,
sometimes, my response to a particular post, in my opinion, radically changes
the subject matter (I know, I do go off on tangents sometimes).
I don't know if I've annoyed people in so doing. If so, my apologies.
regards,
frank
Changing the subject line at whim and with no indication of the content is what is annoying�even more so when it turns out the topic hasn't changed. On one hand it throws off the people who are trying to follow the discussion and on the other it wastes the time of the people who were trying to avoid that particular discussion.
Changing a subject line to accurately indicate the contents is civil courtesy in online communities. I wouldn't fault you or anyone else for that.
Dan Scott
