> Hi,
>
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> I think the question (short and exact) is put perfectly where it should
> be - in the subject.
It's just netiquette, I believe, that you should always have a
containing actual content rather than an empty one or one that says "see
subject".
> Of course, one could argue about if it would be a
> good idea to copy&paste to the body. (Although I do not think that it is
> worth arguing about that.)
A succinct and direct question is good as a subject line. Personally I
think it should be pasted as the body too, even if it is only the same
content as the subject line.
> Having said this: If they have the oppinion that the OP should put the
> question in the message body, they should say that - especially when he
> asks for explaining what they meant. I don't think that the OP can read
> their minds. He will only think "What ... nerds!"
It would be more helpful to have done that, yes.
Lew - 15 Mar 2007 02:57 GMT
>>> They are chastising/needling the OP in a round-about way for not
>>> putting the question where it is most important to have it: the
>>> message body.
Ingo R. Homann wrote:
>> Having said this: If they have the oppinion that the OP should put the
>> question in the message body, they should say that - especially when
>> he asks for explaining what they meant. I don't think that the OP can
>> read their minds. He will only think "What ... nerds!"
> It would be more helpful to have done that, yes.
But far less clever.
And needling does not violate netiquette.
And when the OP rises to the level where they appreciate the needling, then
they will have transformed more than if they were given the easy way.
-- Lew