I am appropriately chastised and humiliated for trying to influence a
process. I guess I am not supposed to do that and do feel misunderstood in
my efforts to add something useful.

My apologies to those offended by my input.

William

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ben McCafferty" <ben@kbmc.net>
To: "developtrust" <developtrust@home.com>; <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2001 6:23 PM
Subject: Re: Accurate subject lines

> "As for foul language and up tight critical people who want us to goose
step
> to rules..."  --William, aka developtrust, 11/25/2001
>
> "BUT WHAT I FIND MOST OFFENSIVE, is authoritarian criticism and messages
in
> all bold print."  --William, aka developtrust, 11/25/2001
>
> "I WISH EVERYONE WOULD DOUBLE CHECK THE SUBJECT LINE BEFORE RESPONDING TO
A
> MESSAGE."  --William, aka developtrust, 11/27/2001
>
> "And busy people who have no interest in some subjects are forced to read
> stuff rather than delete and move on."  --From William's fourth message on
> subject lines in 65 minutes.
>
> bmc  :)
>
> "Faith will move mountains, but you'd better bring a shovel...."
>
>
> > From: developtrust <developtrust@HOME.COM>
> > Reply-To: developtrust <developtrust@HOME.COM>
> > Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2001 17:47:58 -0800
> > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> > Subject: Accurate subject lines
> >
> > I belong to several lists and this subject line thing is a problem on
every
> > list and newcomers especially have difficulty wading through the
archives.
> > And busy people who have no interest in some subjects are forced to read
> > stuff rather than delete and move on.
> >
> > Habit is a powerful thing. To encourage a group like ours to check the
> > subject lines before sending is like trying to train a cat. When you
least
> > expect it the cat goes back to doing just as it pleases. If you own a
cat
> > you know what I mean.
> >
> > Building new and positive habits takes effort but it is worth it in the
long
> > run.
> >
> > I know, I know. I make the same mistake too. I'm just saying it is worth
the
> > effort and worth encouraging each other to remember.
> >
> > One thing I have noticed about this group is that the messages from the
more
> > mechanically expert of this group always seem to have very accurate and
> > specific subject lines. Very efficient. Just like a German mechanic.
> >
> > One thing I have noticed about German mechanics is their cleanliness and
> > orderliness. In one local German shop you could eat off the floors they
are
> > so clean.
> >
> > I won't bring it up again, I promise (that is, unless I use an
inaccurate
> > subject line.)
> >
> > William
> >
>
>