On Tue, Mar 11, 2008 at 8:33 AM, ant elder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Tue, Mar 11, 2008 at 12:20 AM, Luciano Resende <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > It would be great if people could start changing the subject when > > replying with comments to a given committs, this would allow others to > > better identify what's going on and possible jump and help on the > > discussion. > > > > Just my 2c > > > > > I think it depends on the type of comment being made, some things keeping > the subject is useful - i.e. a reply - others it probably isn't and either > forwarding the commit mail to the dev list with a new subject or else just > having a new email that contains a link to the commit email in the > archives > might be better. > > ...ant > As a recent "offender" I can probably see where Luciano is going with this. I do think though it depends what sort of comment is being made. If we are making comments specifically about the committed change then I'm not sure a new title adds much. For example, the generic "I have some questions about the change you just made" is not really helpful and the the more specific "The changes you made relating to blah and blah don't look right to me" could, I see, help to arrange email more easily but is in danger of turning into a long title by repeating the commit comment or, indeed, the contents of the post. If however the post is somewhat tangential then I completely agree that a new title or, as Ant suggests, a new mail referencing the commit, is entirely appropriate. Simon
