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Re: st: new postings versus replies to existing threads


From   Richard Williams <[email protected]>
To   [email protected]
Subject   Re: st: new postings versus replies to existing threads
Date   Sat, 16 Dec 2006 17:43:57 -0500

At 04:40 PM 12/16/2006, Phil Schumm wrote:
In sum, I would urge those starting a new thread to do so by creating
an entirely new message in their mailer, rather than replying to a
previous message and simply changing the subject.  Such behavior is
occasionally appropriate, as for example when continuing an existing
thread under a new subject or forking a thread into sub-threads.
Typically, though, what is desired is to start an entirely new
thread.  Following this procedure will increase the chances that your
question is read, and will make the Statalist archives more useful
for all of us.
Excellent advice Phil, and although it has been made before these points need to be brought up periodically for new users. What I really hate is when somebody replies to a message, maintains all of the original text and subject heading, and then posts on something else entirely! I'm not sure why anybody would think that is a good idea. But, I bet relatively few new users realize that replying to an existing message, even if you delete all the old stuff and change the subject header, is a bad idea too. Just make statalist a nickname and you can send new messages easily.


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