Path: csiph.com!x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net!usenet.pasdenom.info!aioe.org!feeder.news-service.com!newsfeed.xs4all.nl!newsfeed6.news.xs4all.nl!xs4all!post.news.xs4all.nl!not-for-mail Return-Path: X-Original-To: python-list@python.org Delivered-To: python-list@mail.python.org X-Spam-Status: OK 0.002 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 1.00; '*S*': 0.00; 'subject:Python': 0.06; 'subject:changing': 0.07; 'wrote:': 0.15; '-tkc': 0.16; 'finney': 0.16; 'from:addr:python.list': 0.16; 'from:addr:tim.thechases.com': 0.16; 'from:name:tim chase': 0.16; 'message-id:@tim.thechases.com': 0.16; 'rantingrick': 0.16; 'received:70.251': 0.16; 'received:dsl.rcsntx.swbell.net': 0.16; 'received:rcsntx.swbell.net': 0.16; 'received:swbell.net': 0.16; "someone's": 0.16; 'subject:GUI': 0.16; 'subject:was': 0.16; 'subsequent': 0.16; 'cc:addr:python-list': 0.16; 'pm,': 0.16; 'cc:2**0': 0.21; 'cc:no real name:2**0': 0.22; 'header:In-Reply- To:1': 0.22; 'everyone,': 0.29; 'cc:addr:python.org': 0.30; 'changes': 0.31; 'topic': 0.33; 'header:User-Agent:1': 0.34; 'decide': 0.34; 'thank': 0.35; 'thread': 0.37; 'subject:: ': 0.38; 'considered': 0.38; 'subject:with': 0.39; 'subject': 0.62; 'you.': 0.62; '08:17': 0.84; 'fitting': 0.84 Date: Wed, 20 Jul 2011 20:38:18 -0500 From: Tim Chase User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.9.2.18) Gecko/20110616 Thunderbird/3.1.11 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: rantingrick Subject: Re: changing thread topics (was: I am fed up with Python GUI toolkits...) References: In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - boston.accountservergroup.com X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - python.org X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [47 12] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - tim.thechases.com X-Source: X-Source-Args: X-Source-Dir: Cc: python-list@python.org X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.12 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion list for the Python programming language List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Newsgroups: comp.lang.python Message-ID: Lines: 16 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1311212315 news.xs4all.nl 23902 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:43844 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net comp.lang.python:10002 On 07/20/2011 08:17 PM, rantingrick wrote: > > RE: *Ben Finney changes thread subject* > > Please everyone, do not change the subject of someone's thread because > it's considered rude. Thank you. Right...do not change the subject because it's considered rude. Change it because the topic drifted from the original topic and a fitting subject line helps people decide whether they want to read any subsequent sub-threads. That's just email etiquette as old as the tubes. -tkc