Actually, it seems to me the consensus is "It isn't hurting me to have it."
Which isn't the point at all - would it hurt me to /not/ have it is the question - since it's presence could well be affecting others. Assuming the tagging is the default, and trying to find reasons not to is the wrong direction. Can anyone suggest a good reason to actually have it? Thus spake Ian Clarke... > Ok, I guess the consensus is that we shouldn't change. > > Ian. > > On 5/3/06, Florent Daigni?re (NextGen$) <nextgens at freenetproject.org> > wrote: >> * Ian Clarke <ian at locut.us> [2006-05-03 16:38:25]: >> >> > The point is that there is no point. They take up space without >> > serving any useful purpose. This is a particular problem for those >> > with limited-width mail readers such as Mutt or Pine. >> > >> > Ian. >> > >> >> I'm using mutt and honestly don't mind/haven't seen any problem. >> >> NextGen$ >> >> >> > On 3 May 2006, at 16:17, John C.C.White wrote: >> > >> > >OK. I'll disagree: >> > > >> > >- the list is low-volume >> > >- Subject: headers rarely overflow my (entirely reasonable) space >> > >allocated >> > >- I haven't seen any bogus [freenet-devl] messages (yet). >> > > >> > >Really, what's the point/need? >> > > >> > >-John- >> > > >> > >On May 3, 2006, at 6:47 PM, Ian Clarke wrote: >> > > >> > >>This makes a pretty persuasive argument for ditching the [freenet- >> > >>devl] subject tags on mailing list emails: >> > >> >> > >> http://www.andrew.cmu.edu/user/qralston/writing/tagging-harmful/ >> > >> >> > >>If nobody can come up with a good argument against this, I suggest >> > >>we follow its advice and remove the Subject tags. >> > >> >> > >>Ian. >> > >>_______________________________________________ >> > >>Devl mailing list >> > >>Devl at freenetproject.org >> > >>http://emu.freenetproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/devl >> > > >> > >_______________________________________________ >> > >Devl mailing list >> > >Devl at freenetproject.org >> > >http://emu.freenetproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/devl >> > > >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Devl mailing list >> > Devl at freenetproject.org >> > http://emu.freenetproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/devl >> > >> _______________________________________________ >> Devl mailing list >> Devl at freenetproject.org >> http://emu.freenetproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/devl >> >> > _______________________________________________ > Devl mailing list > Devl at freenetproject.org > http://emu.freenetproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/devl >
