[NTLK] ADMIN: Starting a new thread? Please create a new message

Hello folks.

I've been noticing that a lot of new topics are being started on the
list by replying to old threads. This makes individual threads very
hard to follow when browsing in some email clients and the list
archives. Please review the following mailing list etiquette when
posting a new topic to NewtonTalk.

 From the NewtonTalk FAQ:

When creating a new topic, please start with a fresh message in your
email software by using the "Compose", "New Message", or similar
command. Do not simply "Reply" to an existing list message and replace
the subject and body. When you use "Reply", your email software
ensures that your new message is included in the existing thread of
the original topic. This causes confusion for people who rely on
"threading" or "messsage grouping" in their email software and in the
list archives.

Thanks for listening. Carry on.

g.

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Grant Hutchinson
NewtonTalk Handyman

newtontalk.net
newted.org
npds.info

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Received on Wed Aug 6 12:12:08 2008