Re: [Phys-l] Archive threads

[Ludwik Kowalski <kowalskil@mail.montclair.edu>]

On Feb 19, 2006, at 5:20 AM, Michael Edmiston wrote:

> It appears there has been a change in the way threads are archived.  It
> used to be that you could hit "reply" to any Phys-L message your
> received, change the subject line, post it, and this would change the
> thread.
>
> Now, the thread history is not being determined solely by the subject
> line.

I prefer the old way. To change the name of the thread by sending a new 
message is more demanding; one must compose the address (without an 
error). Why are we forced to change what worked fine for decades? Who 
benefits from it? Unnecessary changes often complicate things.

Ludwik Kowalski
Let the perfect not be the enemy of the good.