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Subject:Re: CHANGING MESSAGE THREADS From:"Marc J. Levesque" <m_levesque -at- SPRYNET -dot- COM> Date:Sun, 1 Nov 1998 01:14:48 -0500
>So I can see advantages and inconveniences both ways. Opinions?
My bias would be toward keeping the subject name consistent. Threads
doubtless evolve, but only when they acutally "mutate" into a new "species
subject" would I change the name. Of course, at what point this actually
happens is not an exact science. It's more a subjective matter. But
consistency usually lends itself to clarity so I would say: when in doubt,
err on the conservative side and leave the subject line alone.
