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Re: On Subject drift [was: How long will this take?]

From l0f4r0@tuta.io
Newsgroups linux.debian.user
Subject Re: On Subject drift [was: How long will this take?]
Date 2020-06-27 11:40 +0200
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Hi,

27 juin 2020 à 10:51 de tomas@tuxteam.de:

> I'll take your question face value. While there are big similarities
> between both, I still see at least two (small!) differences.
>
> 1) The subject "how long will this take" at least gives a hint
>  at something performance-related. The subject "have you seen
>  this inside..." doesn't give any hint.
>
> 2) In the current example, the subjet was (somewhat, see (1) for
>  the limitations) appropriate in the initial mail and slowly
>  lost relevance as the thread drifted away (it still has a bit
>  of relevance, since the speed of /dev/urandom is somewhere around
>  there).
>
People can try to find any justification they want, "How long will this take?" was not a "meaningful, specific subject header" either (see http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html#bespecific that has been recommended multiple times on this list).

> As to why they merit different treatment -- I don't know. I don't
> think so. Human behaviour is messy, more so in big groups.
>
I think this is definitely the real reason ;)

Best regards,
l0f4r0

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How long will this take? Matthew Campbell <trenix25@pm.me> - 2020-06-08 22:30 +0200
  Re: How long will this take? Dan Ritter <dsr@randomstring.org> - 2020-06-08 22:40 +0200
    Re: How long will this take? deloptes <deloptes@gmail.com> - 2020-06-08 23:00 +0200
      Re: How long will this take? Dan Ritter <dsr@randomstring.org> - 2020-06-09 00:10 +0200
        Re: How long will this take? Michael Stone <mstone@debian.org> - 2020-06-10 16:10 +0200
          Re: How long will this take? Michael Stone <mstone@debian.org> - 2020-06-10 17:00 +0200
          Re: How long will this take? Andrei POPESCU <andreimpopescu@gmail.com> - 2020-06-10 17:00 +0200
          Re: How long will this take? David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> - 2020-06-11 02:40 +0200
    Re: How long will this take? Jude DaShiell <jdashiel@panix.com> - 2020-06-09 02:20 +0200
      Re: How long will this take? Andrei POPESCU <andreimpopescu@gmail.com> - 2020-06-09 09:40 +0200
  Re: How long will this take? Nicolas George <george@nsup.org> - 2020-06-08 22:40 +0200
    Re: How long will this take? Matthew Campbell <trenix25@pm.me> - 2020-06-08 23:10 +0200
      Re: How long will this take? Nicolas George <george@nsup.org> - 2020-06-08 23:20 +0200
  Re: How long will this take? David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2020-06-09 05:10 +0200
    Re: How long will this take? Christopher David Howie <me@chrishowie.com> - 2020-06-09 06:00 +0200
      Re: How long will this take? Nicolas George <george@nsup.org> - 2020-06-09 11:50 +0200
        Fw: How long will this take? Matthew Campbell <trenix25@pm.me> - 2020-06-09 17:40 +0200
        Re: How long will this take? Christopher David Howie <me@chrishowie.com> - 2020-06-10 02:50 +0200
    Re: How long will this take? Michael Stone <mstone@debian.org> - 2020-06-10 16:20 +0200
      Re: How long will this take? David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2020-06-10 19:10 +0200
        Fw: How long will this take? Matthew Campbell <trenix25@pm.me> - 2020-06-10 19:20 +0200
          Re: Fw: How long will this take? David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> - 2020-06-11 03:10 +0200
            Fw: Fw: How long will this take? Matthew Campbell <trenix25@pm.me> - 2020-06-11 20:00 +0200
              Re: Fw: Fw: How long will this take? Dan Ritter <dsr@randomstring.org> - 2020-06-11 20:10 +0200
                Re: Fw: Fw: How long will this take? Kenneth Parker <sea7kenp@gmail.com> - 2020-06-11 22:20 +0200
                Re: Fw: Fw: How long will this take? "Rick Thomas" <rick.thomas@pobox.com> - 2020-06-13 11:20 +0200
        Re: How long will this take? Michael Stone <mstone@debian.org> - 2020-06-10 21:00 +0200
          [OT] How to help the OP? (was: How long will this take?) l0f4r0@tuta.io - 2020-06-10 21:30 +0200
            Re: [OT] How to help the OP? (was: How long will this take?) Nicolas George <george@nsup.org> - 2020-06-10 21:30 +0200
              Re: [OT] How to help the OP? (was: How long will this take?) Nicolas George <george@nsup.org> - 2020-06-10 22:00 +0200
                Re: [OT] How to help the OP? (was: How long will this take?) Michael Stone <mstone@debian.org> - 2020-06-10 22:00 +0200
                Re: [OT] How to help the OP? (was: How long will this take?) Nicolas George <george@nsup.org> - 2020-06-10 22:30 +0200
                Re: [OT] How to help the OP? (was: How long will this take?) deloptes <deloptes@gmail.com> - 2020-06-11 07:30 +0200
                Re: [OT] How to help the OP? (was: How long will this take?) <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2020-06-11 07:50 +0200
                Re: [OT] How to help the OP? (was: How long will this take?) deloptes <deloptes@gmail.com> - 2020-06-11 11:00 +0200
                Re: [OT] How to help the OP? (was: How long will this take?) <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2020-06-11 11:40 +0200
                Re: [OT] How to help the OP? (was: How long will this take?) Michael Stone <mstone@debian.org> - 2020-06-11 14:00 +0200
                Re: [OT] How to help the OP? (was: How long will this take?) Nicolas George <george@nsup.org> - 2020-06-11 14:10 +0200
              Re: [OT] How to help the OP? (was: How long will this take?) Michael Stone <mstone@debian.org> - 2020-06-10 22:00 +0200
            Re: [OT] How to help the OP? (was: How long will this take?) Michael Stone <mstone@debian.org> - 2020-06-10 21:50 +0200
              Re: [OT] How to help the OP? (was: How long will this take?) David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2020-06-12 04:00 +0200
          Re: How long will this take? David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2020-06-12 04:00 +0200
            Re: How long will this take? Michael Stone <mstone@debian.org> - 2020-06-12 14:00 +0200
              Re: How long will this take? David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2020-06-19 04:20 +0200
                Re: How long will this take? David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> - 2020-06-20 00:00 +0200
                Re: How long will this take? David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2020-06-26 15:10 +0200
                Re: How long will this take? David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> - 2020-06-27 00:10 +0200
                Re: How long will this take? David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2020-06-27 03:30 +0200
                Re: How long will this take? David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> - 2020-06-27 05:00 +0200
                Re: How long will this take? David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2020-07-02 03:10 +0200
  Re: How long will this take? David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> - 2020-06-09 09:10 +0200
  Re: How long will this take? l0f4r0@tuta.io - 2020-06-09 20:10 +0200
    Re: How long will this take? Nicolas George <george@nsup.org> - 2020-06-09 20:30 +0200
      Re: How long will this take? Jude DaShiell <jdashiel@panix.com> - 2020-06-09 21:50 +0200
        Re: How long will this take? Nicolas George <george@nsup.org> - 2020-06-09 21:50 +0200
      Re: How long will this take? Anders Andersson <pipatron@gmail.com> - 2020-06-10 12:50 +0200
        Re: How long will this take? Nicolas George <george@nsup.org> - 2020-06-10 13:20 +0200
          Re: How long will this take? Anders Andersson <pipatron@gmail.com> - 2020-06-10 15:30 +0200
            Re: How long will this take? Nicolas George <george@nsup.org> - 2020-06-10 15:40 +0200
              Re: How long will this take? Anders Andersson <pipatron@gmail.com> - 2020-06-10 16:00 +0200
                Re: How long will this take? Nicolas George <george@nsup.org> - 2020-06-10 16:10 +0200
                Re: How long will this take? Anders Andersson <pipatron@gmail.com> - 2020-06-10 22:10 +0200
                Fw: How long will this take? Matthew Campbell <trenix25@pm.me> - 2020-06-10 19:00 +0200
    Re: How long will this take? Jude DaShiell <jdashiel@panix.com> - 2020-06-09 20:30 +0200
  Re: How long will this take? Seeds Notoneofmy <notoneofmyseeds@gmx.de> - 2020-06-27 01:40 +0200
    Re: How long will this take? rhkramer@gmail.com - 2020-06-27 03:30 +0200
      Re: How long will this take? Seeds Notoneofmy <notoneofmyseeds@gmx.de> - 2020-06-27 03:50 +0200
        Re: How long will this take? rhkramer@gmail.com - 2020-06-27 20:10 +0200
    Re: How long will this take? Andrei POPESCU <andreimpopescu@gmail.com> - 2020-06-27 10:40 +0200
    On Subject drift [was: How long will this take?] <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2020-06-27 11:00 +0200
      Re: On Subject drift [was: How long will this take?] l0f4r0@tuta.io - 2020-06-27 11:40 +0200
      Re: On Subject drift [was: How long will this take?] Seeds Notoneofmy <notoneofmyseeds@gmx.de> - 2020-06-27 16:40 +0200
        Re: On Subject drift [was: How long will this take?] <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2020-06-27 18:50 +0200

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