On 2008-09-27, Lawrence D'Oliveiro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Grant > Edwards wrote: > >> On 2008-09-26, Lawrence D'Oliveiro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> wrote: >>> In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Grant Edwards >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Never assume somebody reading the article and attempting to >>>> help you can see the subject line. >>> >>> Why not? >> >> Because it might not be. It depends on the user's newsreader >> and editor settings. > > So, should I not assume that they can see the content as well, > because it might not be visible, depending on the user's > newsreader and editor settings?
Thats seems like a bit of reductio ad absurdum. My observations over the years confirm the advice that you shouldn't place information solely in the subject line. If you rely on people re-reading the subject line as the read and reply to the body of the posting, you'll often get bad results. People will miss information that was left out of the body and placed solely in the subject line. I've seen it happen over an over again (this thread is an example). If you don't care whether you get timely and accurate responses, then do whatever you want. Otherwise, include all the pertinent information in the body of the posting. -- Grant -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
