brian
Joined: 02 Jan 2006
Posts: 643
Location: Sacramento, California, USA
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 Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2006 8:00 am Post subject: [list-issue] subject lines |
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You know, we have a really diverse group of people on here. We all like
to fly and we love our eastern-bloc aircraft, but we also like the
chatter of hangar flying even if it has nothing to do with flying.
I would like to suggest a way to make it clear what people are talking
about so that those who aren't interested can go right on by without
feeling annoyed:
Use the subject line
In fact, I am going to make another recommendation -- that we use the
subject line to compartmentalize discussion. For instance, I have tried
to put "CJ6A" at the beginning of a subject line when I am going to talk
about CJ6A-specific information. Weight and balance is a perfect
example. W&B data on a CJ6A is not particularly useful to a Yak-50 owner.
Here are some examples of subject prefixes that might be useful:
Yak-52
Yak-50
Yak-55
CJ6A
pneumatic
procedures
aerobatics
formation
military
political
list-issue
If you put that at the front of your subject line everyone will get the
general feel for what you are going to say and can decide up front
whether they are interested.
The other part of this is subject drift. When we are no long talking
about the original subject, change the subject line. I try to do that by
including "(was: old subject)" at the end of the subject line so people
know this thread is topic drift from the old subject.
And for those of you who are getting the digest, you might want to
resubscribe to the individual message mode and then set up a filter so
that all Yak-list mail goes into a Yak-list mail box. That way you can
see all the messages separately so you can decide what to read without
them filling up your inbox.
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Brian Lloyd 361 Catterline Way
brian-yak at lloyd dot com Folsom, CA 95630
+1.916.367.2131 (voice) +1.270.912.0788 (fax)
I fly because it releases my mind from the tyranny of petty things . . .
- Antoine de Saint-Exupery
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+1.916.367.2131 (voice) +1.270.912.0788 (fax)
I fly because it releases my mind from the tyranny of petty things . . .
- Antoine de Saint-Exupery |
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