Re: [tlug] ThreadHijacking/Sorry(RedFace)

["Stephen J. Turnbull" <stephen@example.com>]

>>>>> "jb" == Jonathan Byrne <jq@example.com> writes:

    jb> At that point you may, if it would help with clarity, make a
    jb> Subject something like this:

    jb> Subject: New Topic (WAS: Old topic)

Cutting the thread here makes sense in social groups (like TLUG) but
in my experience in technical groups use of [WAS: ...] almost always
is in combination with preservation of the thread relationship, so
that "find parent" functions can be used to dredge up context.

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