Re: Subject Prefixes

Unless someone is going to write out definitions for tags, including when we should(n't) use them, I agree with Derick; they're just useless cruft. I only added them because everyone else was doing it (lol). Bilge On Thu, 23 May 2024, 16:28 Rob Landers, <rob@bottled.codes> wrote: > On Thu, May 23, 2024, at 16:50, Derick Rethans wrote: > > Hi! > > I've noticed that lately, people are adding a [Discussion] prefix to new > threads to this list. That seems rather superfluous, as this is a > *discussion* mailing list. > > RFCs require us to use [RFC] and [Vote] to stand out, but please let us > proliferate additional ones. > > The normal subject text should be enough. > > This is more useful where display space (like on phones) is small, so > the subject is more easily seen. > > cheers, > Derick > > > I rather like the discussion prefix. It seems to be used when people are > considering an RFC and feeling things out. > > — Rob >