On Mon, Apr 25, 2011 at 8:49 PM, RussellMc <apptechnz@gmail.com> wrote:

> 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.
>
> ___________
>
> 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 subjec=
t
> was entirely pertinent, has the effect of multiplying threads, making it
> hard to follow a subject if searching back through posts and causing
> further
> 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 a=
nd
> well able to accomodate all subsequent discussions.
> Despite this you changed the subject line once, were asked not to do this
> in
> 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 t=
he
> same subject. Subsequent searches by someone wanting to follow what
> happened
> (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
>
>
Sorry about that. Gmail is for some reason limiting my messages and thread
size it seems to a maximum of 60 posts per thread. I have to look into it.
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