On Tue, Apr 01, 2025 at 06:17:38PM -0400, Jeffrey Walton wrote: > I see the changing of title or subject to add things like "SOLVED" is > not included in the FAQ. > > Can we infer it is frowned upon or unwanted? >
Good evening Jeffrey, No, I don't think you can. > > Off-topic arguments also have a habit of derailing useful discussion. > > > > Editing and answering mailing list posts > > ======================================== > > > > * It is helpful to write meaningful subject lines. If you change subject > > or emphasis in mid-thread, please change the subject line on your email > > accordingly so that this can be clearly seen. > > > > For example: New question [WAS Old topic] > > I think this covers it - as does the prior discussion on this list > > * It may also be useful for someone to post a summary email from time to > > time to explain long threads. > > This might also be a good indicator that a [SOLVED] Problem ABC would make a good final entry in a long thread. > > > > * Clear replies and a short mailing list thread are much easier to > > read and follow than long threads. > > > > I can't see what I want here - help me! > > ======================================= > > > > * It is often useful to look through the archives to see whether the issue > > you wish to raise or a similar issue has been raised before by someone > > else. The top level link to the archives of this list is at > > https://lists.debian.org/debian-user/ organised by year, then month. > > There are several instances in the archives where [SOLVED] has been used. > > * Although there are only twenty or thirty regular contributors, there may > > be a couple of thousand readers in the background. Nobody is > > a mind reader, nobody can sit beside you. Please help by providing > > useful details if asked, especially which version of Debian you are > > running. > > Details of solutions might always be useful > > I'm not using Debian but ... > > ============================ > > > > * Strictly, discussions of other distributions are off-topic here. > > Please note: advice on Linux distributions other than Debian will be > > only our best guess - other distributions may do things very differently. > > [SOLVED] Use Debian :) You have, however, made me realise that the lines in the FAQ may be too long once quoted. All the very best, as ever, Andrew Cater (amaca...@debian.org)
