On Thu, Jan 03, 2008 07:58:28 AM -0700, Leach, William R
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> However, I agree with Marco and will add an additional reason why
> having poor to useless subject lines is unfortunate...  most of the
> time I try to learn what I need from reading questions and answers
> provided in the postings of others.  Of course I look at the subject
> lines to determine if I should bother to scan the message or not.

Thanks to William for explaining even better than me why and how
moderators who tolerate subjectless messages and/or subscribers who
answer them without adding it actually do a disservice to all the
other subscribers and visitors of the archives.

With respect to this:
 
> Again I respect that the moderators are busy people but please when
> you scan a message try to ensure that the subject line gives some
> hint as to what the message is about.

the whole process could and should be made automatic.

    Marco
-- 
Your own civil rights and the quality of your life heavily depend on how
software is used *around* you:            http://digifreedom.net/node/84

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