On Fri, 21 Dec 2007 08:31:09 -0600
Troll/Idiot wrote:

> 
> > 
> > Dear Mr. Troll/Idiot,
> > 
> > He changed the subject line but he did not start a new thread.
> > Anyone reading the list in a threaded view sees his subject in the
> > same thread as the original subject. To start a new subject you need
> > to send a new message rather than replying to a previous message and
> > just changing the subject. People refer to this as hijacking a
> > thread.
> > 
> We've had this discussion before.  The guidelines for this list
> suggest changing the subject line.  That's what he did.
> 

I don't see any such recommendation; if this is true it would be very
non-standard. Could you provide a reference please.
http://www.openoffice.org/ml_guidelines.html

There does seem to be an online form somewhere which has the words "YOU
MUST GIVE A SUMMARY HERE" in the subject line, in which people
frequently do not recognise that they are meant to replace the subject
line with their own. I do not even know where this form is to see why
they get it mixed up. It is possibly on the forums.


-- 
Michael

All shall be well, and all shall be well, and all manner of things shall
be well

 - Julian of Norwich 1342 - 1416

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