Mea culpa and I absolutely agree with changing the subject line and deleting the previous stuff, but it is so easy to forget.  Sometimes I forget what I am writing about halfway through the e-mail.  When I do that I...    ....uh....   what was I saying?

I agree 100%. Jim Barrett - Timpson, TX Powell Surname DNA Project http://jpbdna.com/powell-surname-dna-project.htm --- On Thu, 4/11/13, Chris Powell <cspowell@rocketmail.com> wrote: From: Chris Powell <cspowell@rocketmail.com> Subject: Re: [POWELL-DNA] changing the subject line To: powell-dna@rootsweb.com Date: Thursday, April 11, 2013, 10:37 PM Mea culpa and I absolutely agree with changing the subject line and deleting the previous stuff, but it is so easy to forget.  Sometimes I forget what I am writing about halfway through the e-mail.  When I do that I...    ....uh....   what was I saying? ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to POWELL-DNA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

To me, a little common sense could be applied. Change the subject line but leave a bit of previous messages in place in order to help the memory. Don't have to have four pages of unrelated - or even related - past messages included - just enough to remind one why we are making a reply. *Former Message* I absolutely agree with changing the subject line and deleting the previous stuff, but it is so easy to forget.  Sometimes I forget what I am writing about halfway through the e-mail.  When I do that I...    ....uh....   what was I saying? ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to POWELL-DNA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to POWELL-DNA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message