I agree with the whole netiquette issue entirely, and I'm not gonna rant and
rave cos it is contradictory to my point, which is that as a professional
mail list, all I tried to do was answer the guy as best I could, without
being influenced by the subject of his message. If people read the list
using an online newsgroup client, fair enough, the guy won't get his post
read!

I take your point about changing the subject line and will use it in future


Mark Carruth




----- Original Message -----
From: "Adam Lang" <aalang@r...>
To: "professional php" <pro_php@p...>
Sent: Monday, November 11, 2002 9:08 PM
Subject: [pro_php] Re: Netiquette was Urgent..!


> 1) I do agree it is something to post.  "netiquette" is only learned if
you
> are told about it, as with manners in person.   do not believe he was
> attackign anyone, it was more of a Public Service Announcment.
>
> 2)  Well, this is a pretty laid back list, but in a lot of the heavier
> trafficed lists, people WILL ignore such posts.  And yes, I do use the
> subject line a LOT.
>
> As many may have noticed, my contributions to the lsit have diminishd a
LOT
> compared to before.  Mainly due to work load.  So I try to scan for posts
> that 1) interest me 2) I know I can help with.
>
> Posts of "Help Me!" and "Urgent" I DO hit delete on ... unless there is a
> huge thread that built up after it (if a bunch of peopel I know show
> interest in a thread, it might be juicy ;) ).
>
> I do not run MySQL nor do I run PHP on NT or IIS.  So typically those
posts
> I do not read because mor eoften than not, I can not contribute anything
> where others cna do better.
>
> The subject lien does greatly help many of us filter threads we do want to
> read.
>
> The best way to get a resposne to your problem is give a short, but
accurate
> description of your problem  in the subject line.  Hell, a hidden benefit
is
> it really make slife easier when searching archives, too.
>
> Adam Lang
> Systems Engineer
> Rutgers Casualty Insurance Company
> http://www.rutgersinsurance.com
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mark Carruth" <mcarruth@t...>
> To: "professional php" <pro_php@p...>
> Sent: Monday, November 11, 2002 3:38 PM
> Subject: [pro_php] Re: Urgent..!
>
>
> > Nikolai,
> >
> > I'm not getting at you here, but (1) Was that really worth posting? and
> (2)
> > I don't really care what the subject is, I just read the problem and try
> and
> > answer it!
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Mark Carruth
>
>