Subject lines and quoting (was Re: [CR]Well, the Listmeister said one of us should buy it...)

(Example: Events:Eroica)

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Date: Tue, 22 Aug 2006 12:29:18 -0400
To: "Tom Sanders" <tsan7759142@sbcglobal.net>, <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
From: "Sheldon Brown" <CaptBike@sheldonbrown.com>
Subject: Subject lines and quoting (was Re: [CR]Well, the Listmeister said one of us should buy it...)


At 6:30 PM -0400 8/21/06, Tom Sanders wrote:
>I'm happy to announce that one of our very finest just gave it a happy
>home...I'm sure he will provide us more info when he is ready...Can't wait
>to see some good pics and perhaps it will put in an appearance at the next
>Cirque!
>Tom Sanders
>Lansing, Mi USA

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, you break the thread.

If you do this _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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