Hi Don, Despite being interested in digital topics, I agree with you in trying let subjects tell the message contents. However, I'm afraid it's a lost cause. E.g., I tried several times to recall PDML members to change subject line when discussion changes completely from subject topic. Have you ever seen any acceptable application of this simple rule? I haven't. So I truly believe your resonable suggestion to be hopeless.
BTW: this misuse of email subject is one of the two reasons because I usually read no PDML messages at all for many many days (the other one being I'm so busy in doing other useful things, mostly working) Dario Bonazza ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dr E D F Williams" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, January 26, 2004 8:33 AM Subject: Lablling messages by topic D: S: F: P: OT: and so on > I'm having a hard time eliminating messages about digital. Most of the > recent ones have subject lines that make identification impossible. While I > am impressed sometimes by the amount of detail and level of the information > on digital cameras being passed around I'd rather not have it. A simple D: > on the subject line would help those non-digital members (and me) who don't > want that information. I had more than 200 messages in my PDML inbox a few > days ago and I simply deleted the lot because I was too busy to go through > them all. I'm sure to have missed something interesting. > > I suggested D: F: S: and P: the other day in addition to the well known OT: > but there was no positive response ... only a few facetious remarks. I > filter *ist, *ist D, ist D, and digital but this no longer does the trick. > > Don > _______________ > Dr E D F Williams > http://personal.inet.fi/cool/don.williams > Author's Web Site and Photo Gallery > See New Pages 'The Cement Company from HELL!' > Updated: August 15, 2003 > > "Oh my God! They've killed Teddy!" >
