WRITTEN LAST:

ADMIN BIG BLACK TOPHAT:

Y'All please try to the maximum extent reasonably possible to not change
subject lines mid way through a thread.
Doing it more than once is worse. See below for comment.

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Hat's off ...

Good to hear that you had success in getting a replacement.

As a general comment about subject threads - it is a really good idea to
maintain the subject line if there is no compelling reason to change it.
Including part of a message in the subject line, when the original subject
was entirely pertinent, has the effect of multiplying threads, making it
hard to follow a subject if searching back through posts and causing furthe=
r
branching as people who are following several threads in the one subject
cross post related ideas.

In this case, as an example, the original subject line was very general and
well able to accomodate all subsequent discussions.
Despite this you changed the subject line once, were asked not to do this i=
n
general

  >> 2. Changing subject line mid-thread is generally held to be 'bad form'
- expression of joy can be just as effective in body of text under old
subject line.

and now have done it again.
We now have a scattergun collection of Nexys2 headings, all relating to the
same subject. Subsequent searches by someone wanting to follow what happene=
d
(eg they may have a similarly faulty one and want a replacement) will be
much harder and the house now looks much less tidy.

Ta thankee


         Russell
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