Google| Subject | Re: Will Tony apologize? (was: Re: Colonial Photo & Hobby) |
| From | Tony Cooper |
| Date | 04/27/2014 17:40 (04/27/2014 11:40) |
| Message-ID | <8t8ql9l6nvo03uvvdk3phfdepvkdl191et@4ax.com> |
| Client | |
| Newsgroups | rec.photo.digital |
| Follows | Sandman |
| Followups | Savageduck (1h & 9m) > Tony Cooper android (1h & 57m) Sandman (2h & 6m) |
On 27 Apr 2014 09:10:37 GMT, Sandman <mr@sandman.net>wrote:
SandmanRight. Absolutely right. A thread is *always* determined by the subject line. You created a new thread.
This is incorrect. A thread is not "usually" determined by the subject line.
From the reader's standpoint, that's why we want threads. The subject line identifies what is supposed to be in the body of the post. Sometimes we skip entire threads because we have no interest in reading about what is stated in the subject line.
When the subject matter changes (what some people call "thread drift"), a new subject line creates a new thread so people will know that a new subject has been introduced.
You created a new thread, but didn't really change the subject matter. It was just more nattering on about the same thing.
-- Tony Cooper - Orlando FL
04/14/2014-
