Re: Hijack!

Keith Turner wrote:
> Someone scolding wrote:
>
> Please don't hijack other threads, the original thread was 'TIMESTAMP
> difference'.

I think it was probably intended as a *gentle* scolding. We try to be as
polite as possible on the PG lists. Particularly important given their
international nature of course.

> (don't answer to an arbitrary other mail and change the subject. Every
> mail contains references-header)

Yep - Thunderbird (for example) threads messages by this header. Your
original question was hidden two layers down and I'd never have seen it
if I hadn't been reading the one you replied to. That's the reason why
people say not to do it - if you reply to an existing question many
people will miss yours.

> I apologize; I had assumed that the threads were simply grouped by
> subject. If this is such a problem, probably it should be laid out on
> the list information page, otherwise how is anyone to know?

It's one of those "common knowledge" things that are obvious to everyone
who's done it once themselves. It's just part of the nature of how email
works. Google around "mailing list etiquette" and you should see plenty
of guidelines.

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Richard Huxton
Archonet Ltd