wallace winfrey

There have been a dearth of posts lately that COMPLETELY change the 

subject line when posting a reply in a thread. DO NOT DO THIS. This 

makes the thread hard to follow for the mailing list users. I will be 

modifying our forum software to prevent this behavior if forum users 

can't adhere to this posting requirement.

Also, since you are not just using a forum, but rather using a forum 

that is also a mailing list, it is considered poor form to add replies, 

especially short, one-sentence "Me, too" replies that do not quote a 

relevant part of the thread you are replying to (well, "Me too" replies 

are bad form in any case, but hopefully you get the point). When 

combined with a changed forum subject line, this makes threads very 

difficult to follow for the mailing list users. I suggest you not do 

this, because a significant part of the collective knowledge that exists 

in this community uses the mailing list, and when you do this sort of 

thing, you ensure that they a. at the very least, won't read your post 

and b. at the most extreme, will add your email address to their 

killfiles, which is an old-skool way of saying they will start filtering 

Also, please use ACCURATE SUBJECT LINES. Case in point: if your question 

is about using the K slider, do NOT make your subject line "NEW PERSON 

HELP". BTW, message to all new persons: announcing yourself as such will 

automatically ensure that your post is not seen by a significant chunk 

of the community. It is in your best interest not to self-describe as a 

Also, and I shouldn't have to make this point, but please DO NOT POST 

FRIVOLOUSLY. It's very nice that you want to thank someone or think that 

something is funny, but post after post after post of these makes for a 

Thanks in advance, forum users, for recognizing that you are also on a 

mailing list, and changing your behavior accordingly.

There have been a dearth of posts lately that COMPLETELY change the 
subject line when posting a reply in a thread. DO NOT DO THIS. This 
makes the thread hard to follow for the mailing list users. I will be 
modifying our forum software to prevent this behavior if forum users 
can't adhere to this posting requirement.

Also, since you are not just using a forum, but rather using a forum 
that is also a mailing list, it is considered poor form to add replies, 
especially short, one-sentence "Me, too" replies that do not quote a 
relevant part of the thread you are replying to (well, "Me too" replies 
are bad form in any case, but hopefully you get the point). When 
combined with a changed forum subject line, this makes threads very 
difficult to follow for the mailing list users. I suggest you not do 
this, because a significant part of the collective knowledge that exists 
in this community uses the mailing list, and when you do this sort of 
thing, you ensure that they a. at the very least, won't read your post 
and b. at the most extreme, will add your email address to their 
killfiles, which is an old-skool way of saying they will start filtering 
out your posts.

Also, please use ACCURATE SUBJECT LINES. Case in point: if your question 
is about using the K slider, do NOT make your subject line "NEW PERSON 
HELP". BTW, message to all new persons: announcing yourself as such will 
automatically ensure that your post is not seen by a significant chunk 
of the community. It is in your best interest not to self-describe as a 
newbie in the subject line!

Also, and I shouldn't have to make this point, but please DO NOT POST 
FRIVOLOUSLY. It's very nice that you want to thank someone or think that 
something is funny, but post after post after post of these makes for a 
poor discussion.

Thanks in advance, forum users, for recognizing that you are also on a 
mailing list, and changing your behavior accordingly.

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