On Mon, Jan 01, 2024 at 07:32:18PM -0700, Charles Curley wrote: > If one changes subject, would it not be better to simply start a new > thread? With most mail readers threading using the In-Reply-To header, > the new subject would get buried in the old thread.
There's a difference between natural subject drift, or someone hijacking a thread to ask their own question. A judgment call may be needed in some cases where it might be unclear, but most of the time it should be obvious which one's happening.