Subject lines and quoting (was Re: [CR]Forwarded messages with content unfit for the CR list)

(Example: Bike Shops:R.E.W. Reynolds)

In-Reply-To: <000d01c5e776$d2c12e40$cd3fff44@ts>
References: <000d01c5e776$d2c12e40$cd3fff44@ts>
Date: Sat, 12 Nov 2005 16:13:22 -0500
To: <tsan7759142@sbcglobal.net>, <gpvb1@comcast.net>
From: "Sheldon Brown" <CaptBike@sheldonbrown.com>
Subject: Subject lines and quoting (was Re: [CR]Forwarded messages with content unfit for the CR list)
cc: Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org

At 5:49 AM -0500 11/12/05, <tsan7759142@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>Greg,
>This is conduct unbecoming of you.
>Tom Sanders
>Lansing, Mi
>

When replying to threads on email lists, it would really help if you would either quote relevant parts of the message you're replying to, or leave the "Subject:" line intact.

When you change the "Subject:" line for a reply, _and_ don't quote, it makes it difficult or impossible to know what/whom you're replying to.

Not every list subscriber reads every posting in the list; I typically get over 1,000 emails per day, so I have to be a bit selective.

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