FORKNI-L
Digest - 10 Nov 2007 to 11 Nov 2007 (#2007-114)
Sun, 11 Nov 2007
There are 6 messages totalling 336 lines in this issue.
Topics of the day:
1. FORKNI-L Digest - 9 Nov 2007 to 10 Nov 2007 (#2007-113)
2. Topic Changes and how to do it... (2)
3. ADMIN: Watch the quote limits!!!!!!
4. Changing subject lines in Gmail
5. YKYBFKFTLW
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Date: Sat, 10 Nov 2007 18:32:43 -0500
From: Ramona Jackson <lexyladyjax@g.......>
Subject: Re: FORKNI-L Digest - 9 Nov 2007 to 10 Nov 2007 (#2007-113)
Subject Topic Changes Come Again
> Topic Changes
>
> <<Now there's true horror! Dallas come again!>> Nice one, Ramona :)
> >
> > Ramona, I mean utterly no disrespect whatsoever, please believe
> me....your
> > topics.....I'd like to be reading them.
> >
> > Thanks so much!
> >
> > Billie-Lee
> > mccelt2003@s.......
> >
> > ------------------------------
>
>
> Not certain I know exactly how to handle them correctly. Here's my first
> attempt, Billie-Lee. How's this?
>
> Ramona
>
> ------------------------------
>
>
> Date: Sat, 10 Nov 2007 08:09:12 +0100
> From: CousinLucilla <cousinlucilla@f.......>
> Subject: Re: Topic changes
>
> You have to change the header in the mail Ramona. This still had the
> digest header in it when it came to me.
> It looked like this:
> Re: FORKNI-L Digest - 8 Nov 2007 to 9 Nov 2007 (#2007-112)
>
> I changed it into:
> Re: Topic changes
>
> It's easy. Hit the answer button and change what pops up in your Re:
> line.
Haven't got one, sorry to say, not in my reply mode. No answer button
either in gmail...so I'm sorry that I'm unable to comply with these
requests. Must I now become only a lurker or drop out now?
I've now tried adding it to the address bar...we'll see if it works now or
not. I really haven't any other option to do it any other way. I'm sorry
that I'm offending, but it's my mail program. Apologies to whomever has
been offended by this. I assure you I'm not doing it on purpose or
attempting to be obnoxious. Really.
Ramona
> ....
> --- CousinLucilla <cousinlucilla@f.......> wrote:
>
> > Re: Topic changes
> >
> > It's easy. Hit the answer button and change what
> > pops up in your Re:
> > line.
>
> Different mailers call that line different things, in
> both my Outlook Express and Yahoo mailers, it is the
> "Subject" line, which is underneath the "From", "To"
> lines. It is the Digest info in the "Subject" line
> that needs to be changed to reflect the topic of the
> individual post you are replying to.
>
> As McLisa says, when the "subject" line of a reply
> just reads "Digest" and the date, it makes it
> impossible to follow threads of conversation. Quite
> frankly, and I mean this with no rancor towards anyone
> individually, the way I feel about it is that if the
> person replying can't be bothered to changed the
> "subject" line so that I can tell what the topic of
> the post is, I can't be bothered to read the post. I
> simply delete them.
>
>
>
> Laurie of the Isles
> <Laudon1228@y.......>
> http://1-mad-squirrel.livejournal.com/
> Thank you first responders!!!!!
>
> Laurie, I have only a 'To:' line, there is no regarding line at all in
> gmail. I'm sorry that it makes it hard for you that my mail program doesn't
> work for this list, perhaps I should bow out since it's impossible for me to
> identify my comments. I had no idea I was confusing things so for others.
> It isn't that I haven't bothering, it's that I'm not able to do as I'm
> supposed to do because of the limitations of my program.
Thanks to everyone who has tried to help me with this problem. It seems
that it's insurmountable.
Sorry about that.
Ramona
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Date: Sat, 10 Nov 2007 21:10:26 -0500
From: Wendy <w.rigney@v.......>
Subject: Topic Changes and how to do it...
Ramona,
When you type up new message, i.e. Compose, you usually put a
heading/subject, I'd assume? The topic line would be in the same place where
you'd type that up. If you need further help, holler.
Wendy
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ramona Jackson" <lexyladyjax@g.......>
To: <FORKNI-L@l.......>
Sent: Saturday, November 10, 2007 6:32 PM
Subject: Re: FORKNI-L Digest - 9 Nov 2007 to 10 Nov 2007 (#2007-113)
> Subject Topic Changes Come Again
>
>
>> Topic Changes
>>
>> <<Now there's true horror! Dallas come again!>> Nice one, Ramona :)
>> >
>> > Ramona, I mean utterly no disrespect whatsoever, please believe
>> me....your
>> > topics.....I'd like to be reading them.
>> >
>> > Thanks so much!
>> >
>> > Billie-Lee
>> > mccelt2003@s.......
>> >
>> > ------------------------------
>>
>>
>> Not certain I know exactly how to handle them correctly. Here's my first
>> attempt, Billie-Lee. How's this?
>>
>> Ramona
>>
>> ------------------------------
>>
>>
>> Date: Sat, 10 Nov 2007 08:09:12 +0100
>> From: CousinLucilla <cousinlucilla@f.......>
>> Subject: Re: Topic changes
>>
>> You have to change the header in the mail Ramona. This still had the
>> digest header in it when it came to me.
>> It looked like this:
>> Re: FORKNI-L Digest - 8 Nov 2007 to 9 Nov 2007 (#2007-112)
>>
>> I changed it into:
>> Re: Topic changes
>>
>> It's easy. Hit the answer button and change what pops up in your Re:
>> line.
>
>
> Haven't got one, sorry to say, not in my reply mode. No answer button
> either in gmail...so I'm sorry that I'm unable to comply with these
> requests. Must I now become only a lurker or drop out now?
>
> I've now tried adding it to the address bar...we'll see if it works now or
> not. I really haven't any other option to do it any other way. I'm sorry
> that I'm offending, but it's my mail program. Apologies to whomever has
> been offended by this. I assure you I'm not doing it on purpose or
> attempting to be obnoxious. Really.
>
> Ramona
>
>> ....
>> --- CousinLucilla <cousinlucilla@f.......> wrote:
>>
>> > Re: Topic changes
>> >
>> > It's easy. Hit the answer button and change what
>> > pops up in your Re:
>> > line.
>>
>> Different mailers call that line different things, in
>> both my Outlook Express and Yahoo mailers, it is the
>> "Subject" line, which is underneath the "From", "To"
>> lines. It is the Digest info in the "Subject" line
>> that needs to be changed to reflect the topic of the
>> individual post you are replying to.
>>
>> As McLisa says, when the "subject" line of a reply
>> just reads "Digest" and the date, it makes it
>> impossible to follow threads of conversation. Quite
>> frankly, and I mean this with no rancor towards anyone
>> individually, the way I feel about it is that if the
>> person replying can't be bothered to changed the
>> "subject" line so that I can tell what the topic of
>> the post is, I can't be bothered to read the post. I
>> simply delete them.
>>
>>
>>
>> Laurie of the Isles
>> <Laudon1228@y.......>
>> http://1-mad-squirrel.livejournal.com/
>> Thank you first responders!!!!!
>>
>> Laurie, I have only a 'To:' line, there is no regarding line at all in
>> gmail. I'm sorry that it makes it hard for you that my mail program
>> doesn't
>> work for this list, perhaps I should bow out since it's impossible for me
>> to
>> identify my comments. I had no idea I was confusing things so for
>> others.
>> It isn't that I haven't bothering, it's that I'm not able to do as I'm
>> supposed to do because of the limitations of my program.
>
>
> Thanks to everyone who has tried to help me with this problem. It seems
> that it's insurmountable.
>
> Sorry about that.
>
> Ramona
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Date: Sat, 10 Nov 2007 18:21:13 -0800
From: Libby Singleton <libratsie@s.......>
Subject: ADMIN: Watch the quote limits!!!!!!
As per McLisa's and Don's request, I am for the second time this week reminding
Forkni-Lers of this rule:
2. Please don't quote more than four lines of a previous post in
replying. If you have more than one point to answer, then you may
quote the relevant four lines for that point also.
Unlike changing the topic/subject line of posts, this is NOT a request, it is
a rule and has been a rule for over 10 years as far as I can remember. I
realize mistakes happen (goodness knows both McLisa and I have overquoted). However,
this is becoming a regular thing.
Believe me, you do not want me to turn Screed loose on y'all! (Or maybe you
do...)
Thank you ;-D
--Libs
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Date: Sat, 10 Nov 2007 20:39:29 -0600
From: Cousin Tok <tokaara@c.......>
Subject: Changing subject lines in Gmail
At 05:32 PM 11/10/2007, Ramona Jackson typed these words:
>Haven't got one, sorry to say, not in my reply mode. No answer button
>either in gmail...so I'm sorry that I'm unable to comply with these
>requests. Must I now become only a lurker or drop out now?
I've done a little poking around in my own Gmail account, and here's what
I've found. Assuming you're doing this through the Gmail website, when you
reply to something, you click on the "Reply" link at the bottom of the
message. In between the To: box and the box where you're typing your
reply, there are several links to let you add recipients, attach files,
etc. The one you want says "edit subject". Once you click that, you get a
text box where you can change the subject line/topic/whatever you want to
call it. It's a pity Gmail doesn't do that automatically, but I suppose
that would make it too easy for us.
If you're using POP3 access to download your Gmail to your own computer (as
I do with mine), then it would depend on what email program you use.
Cousin Tok
and the Cousinly kitties
tokaara@c....... / AIM Tokaara / ICQ 46441308 / Yahoo messenger tokariel
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Date: Sat, 10 Nov 2007 21:45:03 -0500
From: Michele Azuddin <mobody@g.......>
Subject: Re: Topic Changes and how to do it...
I noticed that Ramona is using gmail, as do I. when using the reply
option, gmail does not show the topic line. You have to click on the
link below the TO: line that says "edit subject" in order to change
the topic or it will default to the message topic.
On Nov 10, 2007 9:10 PM, Wendy <w.rigney@v.......> wrote:
> Ramona,
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ramona Jackson" <lexyladyjax@g.......>
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Date: Sat, 10 Nov 2007 20:32:52 -0800
From: Bonnie <callalily@l.......>
Subject: Re: YKYBFKFTLW
> You know you've been an FK fan too long when
> You can recite the dialog along with even the minor characters
You own one of Ben Bass's shirts. And you find a *practical* reason to
actually wear it.
Cars may look sexier with fins, but Ben looks sexier without his shirt!
Bonnie
callalily@l.......
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