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["Josh Glover" <jmglov@example.com>]

Trimming example; trim between the XXX tags.

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From: Niels Kobschätzki <n.kobschaetzki@example.com>
Date: 8 Aug 2007 17:58
Subject: Re: [tlug] [A] Using [TAG SPAM] in email subjects
To: Tokyo Linux Users Group <tlug@example.com>

On Aug 8, 2007, at 10:21 AM, Keith Bawden wrote:

XXX
> On 8/8/07, emiddleton@example.com
> <emiddleton@example.com> wrote:
>> Keith Bawden wrote:
>>> As far as I can see, there is no common usage. The IME, FEP, HENKAN
>>> issue being a point in case.
>>>
>>
>> Sorry I am not following your point.   Could you explain the
>> relevance
>> of not having a single word that is commonly associated with input
>> method has on the use of a tagging in subject headers?
>
> My point is that there is no common sense (in this sense) and that is
> there is no commonly associated term that would make it obvious to the
> bulk of readers what the tag actually means. Without doing a table
> lookup first...
>
>>> Of course if we all had pull down menus where we could select
>>> from and
>>> add new tags[1] from within our email clients then this *might*
>>> work.
>>>
>>
>> Hay it is just two extra keys '[' ']' and they are right next to the
>> Enter key if you are using a Japanese layout ;)
>
XXX
> My point was not about how difficult it would be to type the tags. My
> point is how much of a PITA it would be to research what the correct
> tag is and then type it.
XXX
> After all adding this complexity would not
> encourage people to join in, and I would not be surprised if some
> people over policed non-conformity to the new tag regime.
XXX

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