[Tfug] List etiquette: start a new thread!

[Jeffry Johnston]

I started a new topic in the LCD monitor thread, just for you :)  Enjoy

Jeff

On Mon, Sep 8, 2008 at 11:15 AM, Matt Jacob <m at mattjacob.com> wrote:
> It seems like there's been a lot of these lately, so here's my pissy
> Monday morning rant after running out of coffee at work and being
> severely low on caffeine.
>
> If you want to reply to an existing thread or an ongoing list
> discussion, please use the "reply" feature of your MUA (mail user
> agent). If you'd like to start a new thread with a different subject
> line, please use your client's "new / write / compose" feature. It may
> seem easier to just hit reply and change the subject line there, but
> there's something going on behind the scenes that ends up being annoying
> for some of us.
>
> For you see, some of us read the list in a threaded mode where related
> messages are kept together in the same "thread". When you reply to a
> message, your client appends the In-Reply-To: header and inserts the
> message ID of the message you're replying to. My client picks up on that
> and injects your "new" post into the same thread as the message you
> replied to.
>
> In real life, this would be like driving along on I-10 for a couple
> hundred miles and then suddenly discovering you're on I-8, except that 5
> miles later, you're actually on I-10 again. (It's not the best
> comparison, but like I said, I'm running a little low on vitamin C
> [=caffeine] this morning.)
>
> Anyway, the moral of the story is this: don't hit reply when you intend
> to start a new topic.
>
> Happy posting!
>
> Matt
>
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