Do we refuse to answer a badly written subject line? was Re: [iBook] Can anyone help?

[Brian Olesky]

But isn't it just obvious that a more relevant subject line, one that
reminds me of a problem I may have a solution for, might be more likely to
get me to open and read it?

I don't think you can just assume that every single person on the list opens
every single post. I don't. I just look at the ones that are relevant to me,
or that I may have an answer for.

Like this one, now that "badly written subject line" is part of the subject.

Brian


On 5/24/07 9:26 AM, "Steve R" <mailing.lists.2005 at gmail.com> wrote:

> At 9:13 AM -0700 5/24/07, Robert Ameeti posted:
>>  I don't think snobbery is the issue here. The user had not received
>> much of a response and a suggestion was offered as to how to get
>> more people to read the query and perhaps respond. You have a
>> problem with suggestions?
> 
> Obviously people read the original post because just look at how many
> have jumped into this discussion on how to format. The reason there
> were no suggestions? No one had any suggestions or whomever had a
> suggestion decided not to post. It is doubtful a bad subject line was
> the reason for the silence on this list but let's ask anyway.
> 
> **Does anyone know the answer and have you refused to answer because
> the subject line wasn't specific?**
> 
> I'll go first. No, I don't know the answer and no, I wouldn't refuse
> to answer because of a badly written subject line.
> 
> Steve R