In a message dated 02-04-03 11:50:45 EST, Merri wrote:

<< I can't believe that with so much stuff going on in this world that we are
 getting nit picky about putting subject matter in the subject line. >>

...And I can't believe that anyone thinks this issue is "nit picky."  The
writer was merely requesting a courtesy.  There was no "tantrum", unless
three "pleases" and three exclamation points constitute a tantrum.  For the
practical reason mentioned, plus fear of virus problems, messages without a
subject line are an annoyance.  If you have a high volume of listserv mail
and like to delete without reading messages which don't interest you, those
without subject lines pose a slight quandary--to delete or not delete?  The
more ruthless and time-strapped among us may opt to delete, thereby
decreasing the sender's audience.  If you're as hopelessly curious as I am,
you pause, then read them anyway.  Anyone can forget to fill in a subject
line occasionally, and it's no big deal.  But I see nothing wrong with an
occasional reminder about netiquette, and I think we'd do well to let such
remarks pass without extended threads of agreement and/or debate.  True, in
the grand scheme of things, it's not as important as many other "things going
on in the world," but that doesn't mean it's so trivial that it deserves
ridicule.   IMHO.

David Haberstich

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