Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (5130 mails)

[Ulf Rasch <list-suse-linux-e@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Matthew Stringer wrote:
> On Wednesday 03 May 2006 17:16, Carl Hartung wrote:
>> On Wednesday 03 May 2006 12:06, Matthew Stringer wrote:
>> <snip>
>>
>> You just hijacked a thread, Matthew.
>> That means you replied to an existing post and just changed the subject
>> line. This inserts your comment into the middle of a current thread... very
>> annoying.
>>
>> Carl
> 
> Erm, what's the difference, and why is it annoying?
> 
> I'd just re-installed my PC and thus didn't have the original email to reply 
> to.
> 
> It is getting increasingly complicated posting to this list, it seems that no 
> matter what you do someone will find fault and complain.
> 
> Matthew
> 
> 
The difference is:

a thread hijacked:

Re:[SLE] strange posts
 |-Re:[SLE] strange posts
 |  |-Re:[SLE] strange posts
 |-Re:[SLE] strange posts
 |-Re:[SLE] strange posts
 |  |-Re:[SLE] cut n paste
 |     |-Re:[SLE] cut n paste
 |-Re:[SLE] strange posts

a thread not hijacked:

Re:[SLE] strange posts
 |-Re:[SLE] strange posts
 |  |-Re:[SLE] strange posts
 |-Re:[SLE] strange posts
 |-Re:[SLE] strange posts
 |-Re:[SLE] strange posts
Re:[SLE] cut n paste
 |-Re:[SLE] cut n paste

That is what you see if you use Threaded View of a list. If you are
following the thread then it does not make sense that suddenly "cut n
paste" pops up in a thread of "strange posts".

Mail from a list is best viewed per thread. If you have sort you inbox
just by date then of course you will not understand what Carl was
complaining about.
Hope that clears it a bit.


Ulf Rasch