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Re: (Paul) Re: Other lists? Fire support for new users



On Fri, 2019-03-22 at 13:46 -0400, deb wrote:
> On 3/22/19 1:36 PM, Jim Popovitch wrote:
> > On Fri, 2019-03-22 at 13:14 -0400, deb wrote:
> > > I guess I found that some folks here (not many, but vocal) can be gruff
> > > and insensitive; and I just wanted to see if there were more "yielding"
> > > lists.
> > > 
> > > 
> > > The last thing I want to do is have new users rebuffed in the spot I
> > > send them to for help.
> > 
> > One of the sure ways to do that is to unnecessarily modify the Subject line of
> > emails you send......
> > 
> > -Jim P.
> > 
> > 
> 
> Like that ^

I have no way to know what ^ is pointing to from your perspective.

> 
> I was told before to do that if I was talking (or thanking) one person 
> BUT also sharing the data with all.
> 
> I personally would want the name in the subject so that I can see if 
> someone is asking me something directly.
> Some days, there are a lot of emails.
> 
> So --- from the gruff perspective -- which way is it?

It's not a gruff issue, it's a courtesy and common sense issue,  Look at the
ways everyone else sends email, which way do you think it should be?

-Jim P.



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