[discuss] Counting messages and changing the Subject [was: So-called alternate roots]

Brian E Carpenter brian.e.carpenter at gmail.com
Sun Jan 5 19:22:11 UTC 2014


On 05/01/2014 20:37, Seun Ojedeji wrote:
...
>>     Brian (2/4 for today)
>>
> I have noticed you consciously count your mails; has there been any day you
> wanted to write and noticed you have already exhausted your 4?

No. But it was an interesting little experiment for a couple of days. It
has the great virtue that it makes you think "Is this email really necessary?"
and if the answer is "no" then don't send it!

Another really important thing (IMHO) is "If you change the subject,
then change the Subject header." That makes it so much easier to
follow some threads and ignore others.

    Brian



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