Date:         Fri, 27 Sep 1996 14:42:12 +0100
Reply-To:     John Whittington <johnw@MAG-NET.CO.UK>
Sender:       "SAS(r) Discussion" <SAS-L@UGA.CC.UGA.EDU>
From:         John Whittington <johnw@MAG-NET.CO.UK>
Subject:      SAS-L Posts:  Changing Subject Lines.
Comments: To: whitloi1@WESTATPO.WESTAT.COM

On Thu, 26 Sep 1996, Ian Whitlock <whitloi1@WESTATPO.WESTAT.COM> wrote:
 
>    I don't like to change the subject because I think people tend to look
>    for answers under the same title (at least I do), but perhaps it
>    really is the respondents responsibility because he is in a better
>    position to know what the question is.  Any comments?
 
Ian raises another interesting point about Subject lines.  I am known to
favour them being as 'informative' as possible - but there clearly are
potential problems if a Subject line changes mid-thread (even if that is a
'unannounced' spin-off from another thread).  I don't think it's only Ian,
nor even human beings in general, that assume responses will retain the same
title;  some mail management software sorts and/or builds into threads (or
even rejects!) mail on the basis of the Subject lines.
 
... another good reason, I would suggest, for producing an 'informative'
Subject line in the first place.
 
John
 
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