* cruise <cruise at casual-tempest.net> [2006-05-04 09:12:55]:

> 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?

Not changing working/proved things ? :)

I don't see any good reason to have it, but I do see reasons to KEEP it
:p

a lazy sysadmin called NextGen$

> 
> 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.
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