[NTG-context] Subjects on this list - general request
Dear all, Considering all complaints about the difficulties to find, in the Garden, or in the NTG mail archive, answers to specific problems, wouldn't it be a good idea to ask everybody to clearly state the subject of their message, preferably starting with the most important keyword, and in particular to avoid (no subject) or [***SPAM***], and similar things as subjects. Also, if you forgive me, subjects like "upto current" or "Bug in \column" are not really helpful when on tries to search in the archive for a solution to a specific problem. In the last-mentioned example, wouldn't "\column, Bug in - " or even "\column, Bug in \column" be better? More specific subject titles in the mails might save some of us hours of unfruitful searching and lots of teeth grinding. This is probably not the first request on this topic but, if so, I thought it would do no harm to repeat it. Thanks in advance. Best regards, Robert Blackstone ___ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki! maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net archive : http://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ wiki : http://contextgarden.net ___
Re: [NTG-context] Subjects on this list - general request
I would agree with the (no subject) or SPAM titles, but if your search tool can't tell the difference between "\column, Bug in - " - "\column, Bug in \column" and "Bug in \column" then you probably need to find a new search tool. I subscribe to the list in non-digest format, e.g. I get every email. I used to get it in digest, but I found that made my searching tougher. I use gmail and have all the list messages skip my inbox and go directly to a tag. This has helped a ton! -Mica On Wed, Mar 20, 2013 at 8:12 AM, Robert Blackstone < blackstone.rob...@gmail.com> wrote: > Dear all, > > Considering all complaints about the difficulties to find, in the Garden, > or in the NTG mail archive, answers to specific problems, wouldn't it be > a good idea to ask everybody to clearly state the subject of their message, > preferably starting with the most important keyword, and in particular to > avoid (no subject) or [***SPAM***], and similar things as subjects. > > Also, if you forgive me, subjects like "upto current" or "Bug in \column" > are not really helpful when on tries to search in the archive for a > solution to a specific problem. In the last-mentioned example, wouldn't > "\column, > Bug in - " or even "\column, Bug in \column" be better? > > More specific subject titles in the mails might save some of us hours of > unfruitful searching and lots of teeth grinding. > > This is probably not the first request on this topic but, if so, I thought > it would do no harm to repeat it. > > Thanks in advance. > > > Best regards, > > > Robert Blackstone > > > > ___ > If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to > the Wiki! > > maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / > http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context > webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net > archive : http://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ > wiki : http://contextgarden.net > > ___ > ___ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki! maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net archive : http://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ wiki : http://contextgarden.net ___
Re: [NTG-context] Subjects on this list - general request
Hi Robert, I see no advantage in your suggestion. just search the subject. As for the [***Spam***] that is inroduce by mail servers. A user should maybe remove it to avoid it. But a nuisance, yes, a problem no. regards Keith. Am 20.03.2013 um 16:12 schrieb Robert Blackstone : > Dear all, > Considering all complaints about the difficulties to find, in the Garden, or > in the NTG mail archive, answers to specific problems, wouldn't it be a good > idea to ask everybody to clearly state the subject of their message, > preferably starting with the most important keyword, and in particular to > avoid (no subject) or [***SPAM***], and similar things as subjects. > Also, if you forgive me, subjects like "upto current" or "Bug in \column" > are not really helpful when on tries to search in the archive for a solution > to a specific problem. In the last-mentioned example, wouldn't "\column, Bug > in - " or even "\column, Bug in \column" be better? > More specific subject titles in the mails might save some of us hours of > unfruitful searching and lots of teeth grinding. > This is probably not the first request on this topic but, if so, I thought it > would do no harm to repeat it. > > Thanks in advance. > > Best regards, > > Robert Blackstone > > ___ > If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the > Wiki! > > maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context > webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net > archive : http://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ > wiki : http://contextgarden.net > ___ ___ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki! maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net archive : http://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ wiki : http://contextgarden.net ___
Re: [NTG-context] Subjects on this list - general request
On 20 Mar 2013, at 19:46 , "Keith J. Schultz" wrote > > I see no advantage in your suggestion. just search the subject. > > As for the [***Spam***] that is inroduce by mail servers. A user should maybe > remove > it to avoid it. But a nuisance, yes, a problem no. > > regards > Keith. and on 20 Mar 2013, at 19:21 , Mica Semrick wrote > > > I would agree with the (no subject) or SPAM titles, but if your search tool > can't tell the difference between "\column, Bug in - " - "\column, Bug in > \column" and "Bug in \column" then you probably need to find a new search > tool. I subscribe to the list in non-digest format, e.g. I get every > email. I used to get it in digest, but I found that made my searching > tougher. I use gmail and have all the list messages skip my inbox and go > directly to a tag. This has helped a ton! > > -Mica > > Am 20.03.2013 um 16:12 schrieb Robert Blackstone > : > >> …. wouldn't it be a good idea to ask everybody to clearly state the subject >> of their message, preferably starting with the most important keyword, and >> in particular to avoid (no subject) or [***SPAM***], and similar things as >> subjects. ... >> .. Hi Mica and Keith, Thanks for your reaction. It is informative to hear your opninon. I did not want to start a discussion -- it was rather a "cri de coeur" born out of frustration -- so I will leave it at this. Best regards, Robert ___ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki! maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net archive : http://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ wiki : http://contextgarden.net ___
