NEW posts to the list - List archive health - please :-)

[Phil (OmnisList)]

Hi Marc,

Yes, I am one who is also finding this in my email client.

So, just an, I agree comment.

71 messages about 'Omnis 8.1.3 64bit with Frontbasedam'...
but actually not.

regards
Phil Potter
Based in Chester in the UK.

On 29/01/2018 12:12, Marc De Roover wrote:
> Dear fellow Omnis (list)users,
>
> In the last week I noticed that many new posts have been started by 
> replying to a post and just changing the Subject.
> For users using a mail client which is relying on the thread-ID’s to 
> sort out the thread-order ( ex: MailMate ) this leads to reaaaally 
> long threads and confusion, CONFUSION, . . . ( didn’t I see a mail 
> about , . . . )
>
> example: An’s  - Omnis 8.1.3  64bit with Frontbasedam has been forked 
> for at least 13 subjects 69 mails ( an evil laughter emerges from the 
> darkside of the list ) and counting.
>
> For those having problems remembering the lists mail address ( like 
> myself ):
> "omnisdev-en at lists.omnis-dev.com”
>
> OR: click >  mailto:omnisdev-en at lists.omnis-dev.com
>
> OR ... you can simply copy it from a posting ;-) and past it in my NEW 
> mail !!! ( quite high tech isn’t it :-) )
>
>
> I feel this will not only help us, list readers, to better 
> follow/respond to the messages, but also improve the quality of our so 
> beloved list-archive and contain the darkside.
>
> For those interested on learning more on “thread-ID”: I refer to post 
> with subject: OT Omni-li(s)t-iquette - new post to the list
>
> Many thanks in advance,
>
>
>
> Marc
>
> PS: @ the LIST-MOMS: what about to put a 
> “start_a_new_thread_mail_to”-link ( like the above mail_to ) at the 
> bottom of each post.
>     a overhead which makes life sooooo much easier
>