It's not a question of whether you can type fast enough to type the whole phrase in full. It's a matter of putting a searchable string in the subject line so that people can use it to filter out the pictures.
John On Thu, 31 Aug 2006 08:22:12 +0100, Don Williams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I think 'approve' is the wrong word. Your approval doesn't matter one > way or the other. I don't use acronyms because I don't need them -- my > typing is fast enough. And I don't know them anyway. I think most stem > from days of yore when amateur radio operators (HAMS) used Morse code to > communicate (I did) and hundreds of such acronyms were in daily use -- > some in voice communication as well. I remember a few and I'm sure those > haven't changed much. But its a matter of taste and style that doesn't > require approval or disapproval. I'm not trying to start an argument, > merely making an observation. > > Don > > Bob W wrote: >> Hi Shel, >> >> thanks. >> >> I don't approve of all these abbreviations, and I never think about >> them when I'm composing an email anyway. If people miss my pics, well >> that's too bad for me I guess. >> >> -- >> Cheers, >> Bob >> >> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On >>> Behalf Of Shel Belinkoff >>> Sent: 31 August 2006 01:41 >>> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> Subject: RE: Kite >>> >>> Hi Bob, >>> >>> I like the space and the openness of the pic, but ,maybe >>> there's a little >>> too much of it. I have a photo that's somewhat similar - a woman on >>> >> a >> >>> hilltop, sitting in a wheel chair, flying a kite, and every >>> time i see it I >>> wish I'd gotten a little closer. >>> >>> BTW, may I suggest that you put PAW or PESO in your subject >>> line. There >>> are those of us - quite a few actually - who filter the pics >>> from the rest >>> of the list traffic. I mostly see your pics by accident when >>> reading the >>> archives or when subscribed to the list because of a discussion that >>> interests me. >>> >>> Shel >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>> [Original Message] >>>> From: Bob W >>>> >>>> http://www.web-options.com/Kite.jpg >>>> >>>> It's a couple of years old, and I was disappointed with it because >>>> >> I >> >>>> felt at the time that I hadn't got what I wanted. But revisiting >>>> >> it >> >>>> (accidentally, while browsing my hard disk), I rather like the >>>> >> space >> >>>> and the freedom but perhaps I'm letting my sentiment cloud my >>>> judgement. I'd be interested to hear what others think. >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> [email protected] >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >> > > -- Using Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/m2/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
