[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Wow. I caused quite a fuss, for which I'm very sorry. > > To explain: > > 1. I do know what hijacking a thread means, and I know that it is > bad. > > 2. I did indeed start this thread by taking another email and changing > the subject line. I didn't realize that this would still be connected to > the previous thread, so while this was a mistake on my part, it was > unintentional > > I am very sorry for the confusion I caused, and now I know not to do > this again. > > By the way, how is the thread information retained, even if the subject > line is changed?
It is maintained as a list of "references" in the message headers. MUAs (Thunderbird etc). Here's a cut 'n paste of some of the headers from this message >>>>>> snip To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Which IMAP is happiest with gentoo? In-Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> References: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Precedence: bulk List-Post: <mailto:gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org> List-Help: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>>>>>> snip > > Sincerely, > Michael > > > On Sun, 15 May 2005, Stroller wrote: > >> >> On May 15, 2005, at 12:07 am, THUFIR HAWAT wrote: >> >>> On 5/14/05, Stroller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> ... >>> >>>> And saying it will probably continue not to help, because you >>>> haven't said what thread hi-jacking is. Anyone who starts a new >>>> thread by replying to an old one & changing the subject is >>>> unlikely to be doing so out of maliciousness. ... >>> >>> >>> I brought it up again specifically because there was no >>> acknowledgement when Michael was first called on it. >> >> >> And if accused in a mailing-list thread of dongle-flopping, many >> people would ignore that, too, not know what it means. >> >>> Since I started >>> the first thread, I felt entitled to do so. >> >> >> Very reasonably, I'd say. >> >>> No, it wasn't a crime, >>> but the confusion it created, as I said before, is annoying. >> >> >> Indeed. >> >>> I regret >>> saying anything about it, as I seem to be at fault for doing so. >> >> >> No, that's not the case. But saying "you hi-jacked my thread" to >> someone is just likely to be ignored if they don't know WTF you're on >> about. Anyone who does so is probably ignorant of what they've done >> and the problem it causes, so bitching about it will only help if you >> EXPLAIN. >> >> Stroller. >> >> -- >> gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list >> >> >> -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
