On Wed, Mar 16, 2011 at 12:47 PM, Matthew Hunt <[email protected]> wrote: >> When a message-response thread goes non-linear, people should change >> the subject to indicate that it is off on a different topic. As I just >> did. Otherwise the whole point of a mail thread becomes irrelevant. > > You're conflating temporal linearity and topicality.
Gesundheit! I had one of them a couple weeks ago. > Suppose there's a 10-message thread on the PDML, which has (amazingly) > stayed relevant to the original topic. > > I check my email and read the 10 messages. In message 2 of 10, you > make a point to which I wish to respond, still on topic. I reply to > message 2 of 10. That's what quoting is for. In a single linear timeline, it links comment and response. -- Godfrey godfreydigiorgi.posterous.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
