[101558] in RedHat Linux List
(Fwd) Re: , and other animals
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Wendell Cochran)
Fri Nov 27 11:54:15 1998
From: "Wendell Cochran" <atrypa@eskimo.com>
To: redhat-list@redhat.com
Date: Fri, 27 Nov 1998 08:51:59 +0000
Reply-to: atrypa@eskimo.com
Resent-From: redhat-list@redhat.com
> > I just wonder how manu questions will be posed by newcomers to
> > this list about the different tags in front of the messages.
>
> <ponder...> hm, there used to be a FAQ/frequent
> posting/"listiquette" for this list - does that still exist? If
> yes, this would be something to put in there, IMO.
It might do if the list were stable. It's not. New users clamber
onto the conveyor belt too fast.
Another high-traffic mailing list I know (research librarians) has
been discussing subject-line conventions, & there's no question at
all -- flags are impracticable & unenforceable. (Even the inventor
declared his own idea stupid.)
Better that we spend our time writing concise, specific subject
lines.
Oh, you dissent? Then let's try 'Off topic'.
Wendell Cochran
West Seattle
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