This is not an elitist remark, however I will also remind people that it is in the list FAQ (section 2.9) to have a meaningful subject. Everyone should read the FAQ before posting.
Cheers, Kevin On Sat, Dec 01, 2001 at 05:20:34PM +0100, Jenda Krynicky ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) said something similar to: > From: "AMORE,JUAN (HP-Roseville,ex1)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Any takers,... > > Pretty please ... could you use an INFORMATIVE SUBJECT ??? > > >From now on I'm deleting all "(no subject)", "Please help", "Any > takers", "Help beginner", "New at Perl", "Need some serious help", > etc. etc. etc. messages without opening. > > And I'd like to ask everybody else to do the same. Otherwise we > end up with one hundred mails with no information in subject every > day. > > If you want us to help you then at least take the time to make up a > subject ! > > Jenda > > P.S.: If anyone thinks this was an elitist remark or that I flamed a > poor inocent newbie ... you might be right up to a point. > But keep in mind that we give you our time and we only have a > certain amount to give. So the less time we spend reading mails > that we can't answer (I've never used Tk so I can't help you with it. > I'm a Windoze guy so I'm not gonna help with Unix specific things, > etc.) the more time we can spend answering other ones. > > Also I usualy scan the nightly load of mails for names and problem > areas of my modules and read those first. I'd think others do the > same. So if you give your mail a real subject you'll get an answer > sooner. > > -- [Writing CGI Applications with Perl - http://perlcgi-book.com] Who are the brain police? -- Frank Zappa -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
