From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Msuck: nntp://news.gmane.io/gmane.comp.tex.context/81259 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Mica Semrick Newsgroups: gmane.comp.tex.context Subject: Re: Subjects on this list - general request Date: Wed, 20 Mar 2013 09:32:09 -0700 Message-ID: References: <85341D72-ADBE-4A98-80EE-147A4F9A2EA1@gmail.com> Reply-To: mailing list for ConTeXt users NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="===============1085418041==" X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1363797138 9746 80.91.229.3 (20 Mar 2013 16:32:18 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 20 Mar 2013 16:32:18 +0000 (UTC) To: mailing list for ConTeXt users Original-X-From: ntg-context-bounces@ntg.nl Wed Mar 20 17:32:43 2013 Return-path: Envelope-to: gctc-ntg-context-518@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from balder.ntg.nl ([195.12.62.10]) by plane.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1UILwQ-0006kv-7L for gctc-ntg-context-518@m.gmane.org; Wed, 20 Mar 2013 17:32:42 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by balder.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id DA0AE101E3; Wed, 20 Mar 2013 17:32:18 +0100 (CET) X-Virus-Scanned: Debian amavisd-new at balder.ntg.nl Original-Received: from balder.ntg.nl ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (balder.ntg.nl [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with LMTP id 6ZiH+Nzvex2s; Wed, 20 Mar 2013 17:32:13 +0100 (CET) Original-Received: from balder.ntg.nl (localhost [IPv6:::1]) by balder.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2E063101EA; Wed, 20 Mar 2013 17:32:13 +0100 (CET) Original-Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by balder.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id E11D3101EA for ; Wed, 20 Mar 2013 17:32:11 +0100 (CET) X-Virus-Scanned: Debian amavisd-new at balder.ntg.nl Original-Received: from balder.ntg.nl ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (balder.ntg.nl [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with LMTP id GdNhTgxWoxT1 for ; Wed, 20 Mar 2013 17:32:10 +0100 (CET) Original-Received: from filter2-til.mf.surf.net (filter2-til.mf.surf.net [194.171.167.218]) by balder.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7A937101E3 for ; Wed, 20 Mar 2013 17:32:10 +0100 (CET) Original-Received: from mail-wi0-x232.google.com (mail-wi0-x232.google.com [IPv6:2a00:1450:400c:c05::232]) by filter2-til.mf.surf.net (8.14.3/8.14.3/Debian-9.4) with ESMTP id r2KGW9pR026206 for ; Wed, 20 Mar 2013 17:32:09 +0100 Original-Received: by mail-wi0-f178.google.com with SMTP id hq4so2057744wib.11 for ; Wed, 20 Mar 2013 09:32:09 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:x-received:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id :subject:from:to:content-type; bh=al/OowHQp7kWISISFsJUdWA++NY9kZUT01UeKrtgZfQ=; b=mUHVMPNEg3T/fPmNWWfabWMi9y/WwGXVqB/10GISAwDR7WLAlaFhQgC+XagNOj/9zh 7QzkMI1VrLIo/dBKU+FWzd+xXZ3cuRqBkG+ZoTbSgJxbDenwGFnoUbnc7KsilAhYGzBy kFV7uQOx7Du7TFGNJBilE9uBvwslafb5YP1bJ0s5GwbY+43S8YyaHr40KI0hNIVZi6/q CZI0+UqkGsueQjENT9zHXiIYRZvh8kR27eanSlhP3EhdKGdTBnWj5nv+Pe6+QLS9PXXu d00c2nAp+WE+bLIp3wojr0iXvkEfbUumuIUCGJpX/AC6z16rG0MDiTzSGW6jNJHvVNuw t7Kw== X-Received: by 10.180.87.98 with SMTP id w2mr11387931wiz.30.1363797129328; Wed, 20 Mar 2013 09:32:09 -0700 (PDT) Original-Received: by 10.194.7.98 with HTTP; Wed, 20 Mar 2013 09:32:09 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <85341D72-ADBE-4A98-80EE-147A4F9A2EA1@gmail.com> X-Bayes-Prob: 0.0001 (Score 0, tokens from: @@RPTN) X-CanIt-Geo: ip=2a00:1450:400c:c05::232; country=IE X-CanItPRO-Stream: uu:ntg-context@ntg.nl (inherits from uu:default, base:default) X-Canit-Stats-ID: 0TJdQw9nw - 16b64938c5de - 20130320 (trained as not-spam) X-Scanned-By: CanIt (www . roaringpenguin . com) X-BeenThere: ntg-context@ntg.nl X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: mailing list for ConTeXt users List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: ntg-context-bounces@ntg.nl Original-Sender: ntg-context-bounces@ntg.nl Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.comp.tex.context:81259 Archived-At: --===============1085418041== Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=f46d0418261670814a04d85dc3a3 --f46d0418261670814a04d85dc3a3 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 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.robert@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 > > ___________________________________________________________________________________ > --f46d0418261670814a04d85dc3a3 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I would agree with the (no subject) or SPAM titles, but if your search tool= can't tell the difference between=A0&quo= t;\column, Bug in -=A0" - "\column,=A0Bug in \column" and = "Bug in \column" then you probably need to find a new search tool= . I subscribe =A0to 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 u= se gmail and have all the list messages skip my inbox and go directly to a = tag. This has helped a ton!

-Mica=A0

On Wed, Mar 20, 2013 at 8:12 AM, Robert Blac= kstone <blackstone.robert@gmail.com> wrote:

Dear all,

Considerin= g all complaints about the difficulties to find, in the Garden, or in the N= TG mail archive,=A0=A0an= swers to specific problems,=A0wouldn't it be a good idea to ask = everybody to clearly state the subject of their message, preferably startin= g with the most important keyword, and in particular to avoid (no subject) = or [***SPAM***], and similar things as subjects.

Also, if you forgive me,=A0 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 th= e last-mentioned example, wouldn't "\column, Bug in - " or even "\column, Bug in \column" be better?=A0

More specific subject titles in the mails might save some of us hou= rs 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 t= he Wiki!

maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / <= a href=3D"http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context" target=3D"_blank"= >http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context
webpage =A0: http://= www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net
archive =A0: http://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/
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