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Re: st: new postings versus replies to existing threads
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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