Subject lines and quoting (was Re: [CR]"Rubbed the wrong way" and sorry.)

(Example: Framebuilders)

In-Reply-To: <20050909214751.62064.qmail@web80602.mail.yahoo.com>
References: <20050909214751.62064.qmail@web80602.mail.yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 9 Sep 2005 17:56:39 -0400
To: "Ted E. Baer" <wickedsky@sbcglobal.net>, Kendra Coatney <masi3vgirl@gmail.com>, classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
From: "Sheldon Brown" <CaptBike@sheldonbrown.com>
Subject: Subject lines and quoting (was Re: [CR]"Rubbed the wrong way" and sorry.)


At 2:47 PM -0700 9/9/05, Ted E. Baer wrote:
>Hello Kendra and my fellow list-members,
>
>Sorry if my post was harmful to Kendra in any way. I
>was not suggesting that she was or is involved in any
>kind of "seedy" massage business. Again, sorry
>Kendra. And to the list: Sorry for my poor judgement,
>and stupidity.
>
>Ted E. Baer
>Palo Alto, CA
>_______________________________________________

When replying to threads on email lists, it would really help if you would either quote relevant parts of the message you're replying to, or leave the "Subject:" line intact.

When you change the "Subject:" line for a reply, _and_ don't quote, it makes it difficult or impossible to know what/whom you're replying to.

Not every list subscriber reads every posting in the list; I typically get over 1,000 emails per day, so I have to be a bit selective.

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