On Sun, Nov 6, 2011 at 12:00, Scott Ribe <[email protected]> wrote:
> don't use "reply" in this case either, because that preserves headers > which will cause many mail readers to put the message in the old thread, >despite the change of subject line... (I almost forgot for this message.) D'oh! Yes, I keep forgetting about that. It is a good bit more effort than just changing the Subject line though, so I can't really fault anyone for not bothering with that. > But really, it's all the same concept--being polite to the people whom you're > asking for help. Yup. esr may have an abrasive style, but his "smart questions" essay contains a lot of excellent advice. For those who haven't seen it yet: www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html I also summarized it on my "excellence" blog at http://www.dare2xl.com/2010/10/help-wanted.html . > quoting a whole message with extensive quotes in it already, and > then posting some tiny new bit at the end-- ... > I assume the poster is just too fucking lazy for me to bother with. /aol, +1, or whatever the latest equivalent is. ;-) -Dave -- LOOKING FOR WORK! What: Ruby (on/off Rails), Python, other modern languages. Where: Northern Virginia, Washington DC (near Orange Line), and remote work. See: davearonson.com (main) * codosaur.us (code) * dare2xl.com (excellence). Specialization is for insects. (Heinlein) - Have Pun, Will Babble! (Aronson) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en.
