Re: [tlug] screen goes blank when installing SuSE on PowerBook G4

[Scott Robbins <scottro@example.com>]

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On Sat, Nov 05, 2005 at 02:24:32PM +0900, Stephen J. Turnbull wrote:
> >>>>> "Joseph" == Joseph Essertier <essertier@example.com> writes:
> 
>     Joseph> I guess i clicked on "Reply" instead of "Compose." I
>     Joseph> didn't know that doing that will attach one's message to
>     Joseph> someone else's thread, even when one uses a different
>     Joseph> subject line.
> 
> Regarding netiquette, there's no need to apologize IMO.  If you change
> the subject header it's an ignorable violation.  The real issue is
> that people who are reading the thread are likely to simply kill your
> subthread _before reading the message_ because it's in the way---_you_
> lose.  What really is annoying is if you _don't_ change the subject.


I think many people, especially those who start with Windows, do it at
least once (until they're told).  I did it with Eudora and was told, by
a Windows user, no less, about it.  

I've cut out Stephen's comments about SuSE, and I guess if there is
another reply, solely about threading, we should change the subject line
too. :)  (However, the way to do that isn't to simply change the
subject, it's to do something like mail threading (Was Re: Screen goes
blank, blah blah)

For an overly simplified explanation, including a screenshot of why one
shouldn't just change the subject, see
www.scottro.net/linfaq.html#netiquette.  It's buried in there,
somewhere.  :)



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