[Robotgroup] A humble request-- Please don't HiJack Threads!

[john at cozmicfunk.com]

Thank you Vern and on that note I would like to mention... DOH! time for 
a new thread!
J:)
Vern Graner wrote:
> Hello All Roboteers!  :)
>
> I'm sending this message asking for help. It appears that some folks 
> have recently posted new topics to the mailing list by using the "reply 
> to" function on existing messages and then changing the content of the 
> "subject" line.
>
> This is a problem for myself and others since doing so not only 
> "interrupts" the threaded conversation, but it "hides" your new message 
> inside an unrelated topic (as a "reply"), making it less likely people 
> will notice or respond to your message (in some circles, this practice 
> is referred to as "thread hijacking").
>
> For those of us who use "threaded" display mailing programs (such as 
> Mozilla Thunderbird, GMAIL, Outlook etc.) to keep up with a tremendous 
> amount of email traffic, this behavior makes reading the mailing lists 
> quite difficult. If we delete a thread in which we have no interest, we 
> take the chance of deleting a new thread that might have been of great 
> interest! Here's an example of a thread hijack from another list:
>
> http://www.spiderspreyground.com/reply-problem.jpg
>
> So please, if you are going to post a NEW message, use the "New Email" 
> function of your mailing program. I understand some folks feel this is 
> "too much work" or it "easier" to hit "reply" on existing messages.
>
> To alleviate this problem, a convenient link to compose a new message is 
> included at the bottom of EVERY posting to the mailing list in second 
> line of the the footer shown here:
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> Thank you to one and all for your consideration!
>
> :)
>
> Vern
>
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