Re: OT-CHAT: Archives Tutorial

In a message dated 7/19/00 5:51:09 AM Eastern Daylight Time, 
mcorley@compuserve.com writes:

<< I often add something  to the subject, ie "[iris-talk] OT-CHAT: Archives
 Tutorial - Thanks".  Does this break the thread or does it just give two
 threads to the same subject?
 
 Also, what happens to the 'thread'  when I reply to a reply instead of the
 original message. >>

Hi, Mickey, 

Not to sound like a [....here the reader will please insert a word that 
conveys the same meaning as 'smartass' but without the potentially 
objectionable language....] but why not go to a Thread page and take a look?

We as posters have Threads of conversation, often several running at once. 
The Archives also strings things along according to some mechanical rules of 
its own and I have not analyzed them completely. 

In reading things in the Archives by Thread it is important to note that not 
everyone handles the subject line the same way, or just hits 'reply'. So our 
Threads of conversation may differ a bit from the Archives Threads. One 
reason it is important for folks to watch the subject line and change it as 
necessary is so that our Threads don't get lost in the shuffle.

The main things to remember are:

(1) write a good subject line when you introduce a new subject for 
conversation

(2) leave the subject line alone when you reply if the person you are 
replying to got a good subject line on their post in the first place

(3) change the subject line if the one on the post you are replying to is not 
so great, or if you change the course of the continuing conversation so that 
there really is a new focus, or if you want to make sure something is in the 
subject line to catch folks eye or help the search engine find things.

Anner, in Virginia
ChatOWhitehall@aol.com 

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