Well said, Mark the magnificent. Subject lines yes. Otherwise they are junked. Gail B in St. C. On 10/09/2011 8:36 AM, Mark Howells wrote: > Greetings Listerines - > > I take this opportunity to compliment you all on a very > well-mannered and helpful mailing list. Our list behavior has been > excellent and our report card reads "Plays well with others". To > those of you sharing information freely and with kindness, I thank you. > > Now that I have sweetened you up, here's a suggestion. > > When reply to the Digests of this mailing list, it would be helpful > if you changed the subject line to something relevant to your > reply. Without such modification, the subject line resembles this > when the rest of us see it: > > Subject: Re: [NFK] NORFOLK Digest, Vol n, Issue nnn > > Not very helpful in identifying which of the multiple messages in > the Digest you are replying to. > > When replying to the Digests, hit reply then click on the reply's > subject line. Type in something relevant such as "Sandringham Door > Knob Polishers" or "William APNEATIC of Great Snoring 1823". > > You should be able to easily type over or otherwise edit the > subject line which originally read "Re: NORFOLK Digest, Vol n, > Issue nnn". > > Since some listers only skim the subject lines for postings they > may be interested in, better defining your reply subject line > actually improves your chances of connecting with a lister of > similar interests. > > Thanks - Mark the Munificent > > > ------------ > "A genealogist's dead relatives > are typically more expensive > than his living ones." > - Mark Howells > markhow@oz.net > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NORFOLK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >