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

Sun Jan 5 21:03:11 UTC 2014

On Sun, Jan 5, 2014 at 8:22 PM, Brian E Carpenter <
brian.e.carpenter at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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!
>

The "virtue" which should not necessarily always be answered by the sender,
as not all ideas initially makes sense but it could make sense to others
and provoke other ideas.

>
> 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.
>
> ++1 to further emphasis; ONLY change the "subject header" if indeed the
subject of discussion is different (to avoid experiencing quite many
subject header with similar subject content)

Cheers!

>     Brian
>

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