Re: Please be specific in your subject lines

[XSL-List Owner <xsl-list-owner at mulberrytech dot com>]

At 23 Aug 2000 16:04 GMT, Sia Rahimi wrote:
 > I would like to make a request that, PLEASE start new question threads
 > with descriptive subject lines.
 > 
 > Subject lines such as "Please Help", "Problem again"... do not
 > help.  The problem gets even worse when replies to similar subject lines
 > piles up which makes it difficult to follow the thread.
 > 
 > Secondly, non-specific subject lines makes viewing archives difficult.
 > 
 > Thirdly, you may have a better chance of helpful responses.

Correct on all counts.  As it says in the information that you
received when you subscribed and in the XSL-List Guidelines that
regularly posted to this list:

   Do not begin your subject line with "help" or "subscribe" since the
   list software will bounce the message because it looks like is an
   administrative request.
   
   Do not use un-informative subject lines like "Urgent", "Easy
   question", or "Problem".  Instead, use a meaningful subject line
   that will make sense to the people whose help you are trying to get.
   
   It is best to start a new message for a new thread.  Do not start a
   new thread by replying to an unrelated message and just changing
   the subject line, since the header of your message will contain
   references to the previous message and your new message will appear
   in the archive as one of the replies to the original message.

Regards,


Tony Graham
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