breaking the threads...

[Cybe R. Wizard]

On Wed, 14 Mar 2012 15:59:00 +0100
"Alexander Skwar (ML)" <alexanders.mailinglists+nospam at gmail.com> wrote:

> Am 14.03.2012 15:52, schrieb Robert P. J. Day:
> > On Wed, 14 Mar 2012, M.R. wrote:
> >
> >> However, I *will change* my usage of the subject line if told so by
> >> the list owner/moderator, or if another participant points me to
> >> where the list owner has a documented directive that the subject
> >> lines must not be changed inside a thread. (This would be the only
> >> list with such rule I'm aware of, but I guess that's what a list
> >> owner has the right to do).
> >>
> >> M.R.
> >
> >    first, you need to get out more often as everyone else is correct
> > and you are wrong.
> 
> Actually, that's not a correct statement. At least Liam and Basil
> are on a wrong track.

Not according to the mailing list 'guidelines' found here:
http://www.ubuntu.com/support/community/mailinglists
which explicitly states:
"When starting a new subject, do not reply to a previous email from the
mailing list. If you do, your email may form part of a previous thread.
To start a new subject, use a clean email."
> 
> >
> >    second, and more critically, you seem to be taking an amazingly
> > obstinate position on something that would be trivially easy to
> > change.  all people are asking you to do is use a new message to
> > start a new thread.
> 
> But, if you have a look, he didn't start a new thread! The subject
> line is supposed to be a brief "overview" of what's in the mail.
> If the topic (or, maybe we might even call it "subject") changes,
> it's correct to change the subject contents.

That's certainly right /about replying to digest posts/:
http://www.ubuntu.com/support/community/mailinglists
 "Replying to digest emails breaks the threading.

Changing the subject

When a reply takes the email away from the original subject, change the
subject line in your email. This helps people reading the mailing list
to identify the most relevant emails for them.

When changing the subject, keep the original subject in brackets. For
example, if the original subject was 'Ubuntu rocks', your subject
should be 'Ubuntu could be made better (was Ubuntu rocks)'."

That is all under the one bullet point concerning digest mail replies
and is in opposition to what has gone before concerning regular replies.

Cybe R. Wizard
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