From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Nick Dokos Subject: Re: Re: should the mail list be splitted resp. sub-tagged ? Date: Tue, 04 Jan 2011 15:02:31 -0500 Message-ID: <13784.1294171351@gamaville.americas.hpqcorp.net> References: <4D0B24DA.2050201@gmail.com> <87ei8sae89.fsf@gnu.org> <87zkrg600j.fsf@gmail.com> <12023.1294167155@gamaville.americas.hpqcorp.net> Reply-To: nicholas.dokos@hp.com Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Return-path: Received: from [140.186.70.92] (port=50761 helo=eggs.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1PaD5m-0003dq-OW for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 04 Jan 2011 15:02:52 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1PaD5V-0002MX-EB for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 04 Jan 2011 15:02:34 -0500 Received: from g1t0026.austin.hp.com ([15.216.28.33]:28997) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1PaD5V-0002M9-AX for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 04 Jan 2011 15:02:33 -0500 Received: from g1t0039.austin.hp.com (g1t0039.austin.hp.com [16.236.32.45]) by g1t0026.austin.hp.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 36208C399 for ; Tue, 4 Jan 2011 20:02:32 +0000 (UTC) In-Reply-To: Message from Robert Pluim of "Tue\, 04 Jan 2011 20\:25\:24 +0100." List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org Cc: nicholas.dokos@hp.com [Forgot to reply-all - sorry about that. Apologies to Robert for the duplicate email.] Robert Pluim wrote: > Nick Dokos writes: >=20 > > =C5=A0t=C4=9Bp=C3=A1n N=C4=9Bmec wrote: > > > >> FWIW, I do. Having [Org] (or anything, really) prepended to the subjec= ts > >> of _all_ mails coming from a list that is already uniquely identifiable > >> (e.g. by its address) has no information value altogether (unlike > >> [Babel], [PATCH] etc.) and only takes up the much precious Subject: > >> header space. > >>=20 > >> I have never understood why anyone would like anything like that. > >> > > > > Because I can scan my inbox at a glance and triage quickly. Here's what > > I see (with mh-e in emacs as my reader): > > >=20 > (disclaimer: I've been seeing this argument for the best part of 20 > years, I doubt I'm bringing anything new to the table, but I feel > strongly about it) >=20 > Triage is for *computers* to do, they're much better at it than humans. >=20 You are kidding, right? How does the computer know what *I* need to do? > Also, those markers in the subject are obnoxious and *really* annoying, > and take up valuable screen space. Please don't clutter up the org-mode > emails for zero benefit. >=20 It is *not* zero benefit to me. Nick