[amsat-bb] Why do people start new threads when replying to a post on amsat-bb?

[Bob]

I will try to be more diligent 

NZ2Z/Bob - Sent from my iPad

> On Jan 25, 2016, at 3:57 PM, John Brier <johnbrier at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> This is a legitimate reason:
> 
> 3) The most likely may be that they get a digest and start a new mail
> message rather than making the other common mistake of quoting the
> entire digest.
> 
> There is no easy way around this, but it is helpful to try and use the
> same exact subject by copying and pasting.
> 
> It's not on my end, most emails are threaded fine.
> 
> Anyway, as someone has said off list, this is not likely to change
> everyone's behavior. It's just a slight pet peeve.
> 
> John, KG4AKV
> 
>> On Mon, Jan 25, 2016 at 3:44 PM, Burns Fisher <burns at fisher.cc> wrote:
>> So let's give this a try.  I did a reply to all from gmail and it is sending
>> both to you directly and also to the bb.
>> 
>> I seldom have this problem, but I suspect 2 or three variants of reasons:
>> 
>> 1) The mail client you use employs something other than the subject to group
>> conversations.
>> 
>> 2) The mail client someone else uses does not keep the thread number
>> 
>> 3) The most likely may be that they get a digest and start a new mail
>> message rather than making the other common mistake of quoting the entire
>> digest.
>> 
>> My ideas anyway.  See if mine comes in the same conversation for you...
>> 
>> Burns
>> 
>> 
>>> On Mon, Jan 25, 2016 at 2:34 PM, John Brier <johnbrier at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> I have never seen this on any other mailing list.
>>> 
>>> Is it because the mailing list configuration sets "reply" to be the
>>> user who sent the email and not the list, and then it is easier to
>>> send an email to the list by starting a new thread as opposed to
>>> "reply all" and then having to edit out all the email addresses except
>>> amsat-bb?
>>> 
>>> If the information in the emails to this list is helpful to others who
>>> search google and find it in the archives, it will be harder to find
>>> if it's across multiple threads.
>>> 
>>> Additionally, not keeping things in thread makes it harder to follow a
>>> conversation and more difficult to manage email. If I am not
>>> interested in a particular thread I can just mark the whole thread
>>> read as opposed to two or three other threads.
>>> 
>>> If a reply to an original thread is truly a different subject then it
>>> is common practice to change the subject like so:
>>> 
>>> How do I search the archives? (was: Why do people start new threads
>>> when replying to a post on amsat-bb?)
>>> 
>>> 73,
>>> 
>>> John, KG4AKV
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