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

[John Brier]

Thanks Bob!
On Jan 25, 2016 16:14, "Bob via AMSAT-BB" <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:

> 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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