[mythtv-users] Better subject lines, please [was New forum to discuss MythTV]

[Lan Barnes]

On Thu, June 7, 2007 11:14 am, Lan Barnes wrote:
>
> On Thu, June 7, 2007 10:55 am, Craig Partin wrote:
>> Does anyone else find it odd that this person has never made a single
post on this list and yet wants to start a forum with a very generic
announcement email?
>>
>> I wonder how many of these other lists have recieved.
>>
>> Hello Everyone,
>>
>> There's a new forum that has been setup to discuss X. The new forum
address is http://www.Xforum.com
>
> Point taken.
>
> In his defense, this is a very high volume list and not everyone has the
patience, experience, or tool set to manage such an avalanche of helpful
stuff.
>
> To me, it would be a greater evil to have multiple lists to monitor (I
have that in the biodiesel world, and it can be annoying).
>
> FWIW, I have a MYTH mailbox they're all dumped into, a myth.save box for
ones I want to act on, and a myth.temp box for those I want to review to
see if they're worth saving. This post won't make it to temp ;-)
>

While I'm on the subject, everyone and newbies especially, please be aware
that your subject lines on a list like this NEED to tell a potential
reader what's inside the post. Subject lines like:

  HELP HELP!! I NEED HELP RIGHT NOW!!!

... in addition to being offenses against both the shift and the
exclamation point keys, do not tell me if I am interested or even
qualified to offer help. Personally, I delete them w/o opening them.
Life's too short and the list is too long.

-- 
Lan Barnes

SCM Analyst              Linux Guy
Tcl/Tk Enthusiast        Biodiesel Brewer



-- 
Lan Barnes

SCM Analyst              Linux Guy
Tcl/Tk Enthusiast        Biodiesel Brewer