Is the subject line relevant?

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>From the "Netiquette.txt" document:

>  8.  Is the subject line relevant?
>  
> Subject lines like "What?" are cute, but not very helpful to those who have
> to sort their mail by subject.
>  
>  9.  Keep subject lines up-to-date.
>  
> One problem that arises here is a matter of taste.  Some people want
> Subject: lines to change as fast as the topic drifts; others complain that
> when Subject: lines change, they can't follow the discussion.
>  
> One good way to handle this is to change the Subject: line when the topic
> has drifted significantly, but to include a reference to the old Subject:
> line.  This is an old Usenet tradition, and it might look like this:
>  
>> Subject: Jesus Name Baptism (was: Re: Baptizing in the Titles of God)

As the maintainer of the Higher-Fire Archives, I am requesting that we
all remember that this list is being archived in a publicly accessible
WWW brwosable archive at:

   http://eli.wariat.org/upc/net/higher-fire/index.html 

both chronologically, and by subject.  If the subject is prefixxed
with "Re: " it does not change the sort order, neither does
upper/lower case differences, but wording differences will cause the
post to be grouped differently.

In the interest of those trying to follow a conversation in the
archives, it would be nice if replies had the same subject as the
posting being replied to, unless, of course, the topic has actually
changed, in which case the example above is excellent.

PS:  The archive is also searchable from Alta Vista, and the search
window on the archives home page above is pre-loaded to constrain the
search to the archive.  You can even scarf these lines and put them
into your own home page for fast access.

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