My own confusion with understanding thread hijacking came from using Outlook on my computer for years for email. When you review emails individually in POP format using Outlook, it is not clear when you reply to a message and change the subject that you've run afoul of list etiquette. The new message you created will be treated as such on your computer with Outlook when it's downloaded via POP. However, as many more of us are now checking our email using our iDevices in an IMAP environment, the hidden metadata in the message continues to link it to its source thread and when the subject is changed, the thread is hijacked causing the resulting irritation for those checking mail with their iDevices' mail app.
Alan Lemly -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Cheryl Homiak Sent: Thursday, January 01, 2015 10:03 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Threads: this is in response to the thread hijacking discussion of Bookshare to bria softphone I think sometimes people don't understand that if you reply to somebody's message, what you write is part of that thread. I know that years ago when I started emailing I didn't understand this at all. If you want to start a new topic and not hijack somebody's thread, it isn't enough to just change the subject line. You need to start a new email with your new subject rather than doing it as a reply to some other message to that list. I remember early on in my Internet experience having somebody really bawl me out for this and it was pure ignorance on my part. You can argue whether I should have known better, should have understood about threads on email lists, but I truly didn't. I did finally figure it out one day on my own, but I don't remember ever having it explained to me because it was assumed it should be obvious. I hope this helps anybody who doesn't understand about threads. The other thing that often happens is that the focus of a thread does indeed change but people don't bother to change the subject line. -- Cheryl I tried and tried to turn over a new leaf. I got crumpled wads of tear-stained paper thrown in the trash! Then God gave me a new heart and life: His joy for my despairing tears! And now, every day: "This I call to mind, and therefore I have hope: The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness." (Lamentations 3:21-23 ESV) -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
