Re: [tlug] [WTF goes here] Re: Suggestions for splitting of mails?

["Keith Bawden" <keith@example.com>]

On 8/7/07, emiddleton@example.com <emiddleton@example.com> wrote:
> Keith Bawden wrote:
> > simply encouraging people to use descriptive subject lines should
> > suffice.
>
> writing descriptive lines does little for searching.  Just because you
> have a particular word in the subject doesn't mean the subject concerns
> that word.

No but a nicely written subject will help more than a cryptic tag. For example:

[tlug][IME] Done gone been broke, and my foot hurts.

Or

[tlug] SCIM is not working on my Debian Etch box

> > After all I know I wont be posting much if I have to do a
> > table lookup in order to craft a well formed, fully tagged subject
> > line. What a PITA.
> >
>
> If you have to do a table lookup then the tags weren't selected very
> well.  Which is why I would prefer to flesh out the idea before
> committing to a base set.

If we do not consistently use what ever tags we decide upon then their
effectiveness is limited. If we select tags based on "common sense"
then someone will need to go out and research what is common sense and
who actually has it - if it is found to exist.

Another way of puting it. If we have to think hard, debate, and
"flesh" out this list of tags and the associated descriptions of the
type of information the represent then it would suggest such a list
would not be immediately useful without everyone doing table lookups
when crafting the subject line to an email.

I'm all for encouraging the use of [SOLVED], [SUMMARY] and the
occasional [C&C] but beyond that I'm not sure if I could be bothered.

Regards, Keith