From roots-in@roots-l.rootsweb.com Mon Jul 24 08:13:27 2006 Received: from mail.rootsweb.com (mail.rootsweb.com [192.168.65.34]) by admin.rootsweb.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) with ESMTP id k6OEDRjb021694; Mon, 24 Jul 2006 08:13:27 -0600 Received: from roots-l.rootsweb.com (roots-l.rootsweb.com [66.43.16.22]) by mail.rootsweb.com (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id k6OEDNI1016980 for ; Mon, 24 Jul 2006 08:13:23 -0600 Received: from roots-l.rootsweb.com (roots-l [127.0.0.1]) by roots-l.rootsweb.com (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id k6OBZ3FI014504 for ; Mon, 24 Jul 2006 07:35:03 -0400 Received: (from roots-in@localhost) by roots-l.rootsweb.com (8.12.10/8.12.8/Submit) id k6OBZ3Uj014503 for roots-approved@rootsweb.com; Mon, 24 Jul 2006 07:35:03 -0400 Received: from lists5.rootsweb.com (lists5.rootsweb.com [66.43.27.41]) by roots-l.rootsweb.com (8.12.10/8.12.10) with SMTP id k6O9esFI014021 for ; Mon, 24 Jul 2006 05:40:54 -0400 Received: (from slist@localhost) by lists5.rootsweb.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) id k6OCJ3qF023958 for roots-in@roots-l.rootsweb.com; Mon, 24 Jul 2006 06:19:03 -0600 X-Envelope-From: juanita2@cox.net Mon Jul 24 06:19:03 2006 Received: from mail.rootsweb.com (mail.rootsweb.com [192.168.65.34]) by admin.rootsweb.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) with ESMTP id k6OCJ3jb023947 for ; Mon, 24 Jul 2006 06:19:03 -0600 Received: from centrmmtao04.cox.net (centrmmtao04.cox.net [70.168.83.80]) by mail.rootsweb.com (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id k6OCJ0D8029689 for ; Mon, 24 Jul 2006 06:19:01 -0600 Received: from DH433L51 ([24.255.150.191]) by centrmmtao04.cox.net (InterMail vM.6.01.06.01 201-2131-130-101-20060113) with ESMTP id <20060724121856.BXSN14774.centrmmtao04.cox.net@DH433L51> for ; Mon, 24 Jul 2006 08:18:56 -0400 From: "juanita" To: ROOTS-M@rootsweb.com Date: Mon, 24 Jul 2006 07:18:59 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-ID: <44C47463.4917.D17CCF9@localhost> Priority: normal In-reply-to: <026101c6ae94$55759580$b8ad4b0c@host> X-mailer: Pegasus Mail for Windows (4.21c) Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Content-description: Mail message body X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.52 on 192.168.65.34 X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.52 on 192.168.65.34 Subject: [ROOTS-L] Re: Subject used in post not used on list Sender: roots-in@roots-l.rootsweb.com I don't believe most people are too lazy to change the Subject line necessarily but are careless in not proof reading the content of their message and thinking about the clarity of it. Ask yourself, "is the Subject line clear and specific". Then, "is it addressed to the people I intend to reach". Read all your message and determine if what you've said will be understood by those receiving it. I ignore most e-mails with vague Subject lines so seldom get to the message part. juanita > Exactly. It happens because some people are too lazy to change the > subject line to reflect what their post is about. Even worse are the > ones too lazy to put anything in the subject line! Anything that comes > through with a blank subject line ""No Subject" or "Undentified > Subject!" is pretty much ignored by most people. > > Sue > ----- Original Message ----- > From: > To: > Sent: Sunday, July 23, 2006 12:16 PM > Subject: [ROOTS-L] Re: Subject used in post not used on list > > > > > > That replacement subject line can also occur when the writer hits > > "Reply" for their message, but fails to change the subject line. > > That will > generate the > > subject line of the ROOTS-L mail from where it originated. Therefore > > one should always check their outgoing message, not only for > > accuracy of their > own > > message, but also to ensure that the subject matter is what they > > mean to > say. > > > > Lee Francis > > Des Plaines, IL > > > > In a message dated 7/22/2006 11:54:49 P.M. Central Daylight Time, > > bhurst3@tampabay.rr.com writes: > > > > I noticed when my query was posted, the subject line, "Alabama > > children's Homes" was replaced with " Subject: Re: ROOTS-L Digest > > V06 #304". Don't > know > > how this happens but could solve the mystery as to how so many are > > coming > to > > you incorrectly. The title of this post is: "Subject used in post > > not > used > > on list". > > > > Realizing the importance of the subject line, it is mere stupidity > > to use the receiver's name in this area rather than the topic being > > queried. >