how to NOT get much help on a mailing list

[Tim]

Wrong:  Send a message with a stupid subject line that doesn't give
        anybody any reason to read your message.  What the hell is
        "Is it really OK" supposed to refer to?
Right:  Write your subject in a way that accurately, and succinctly,
        describes your message.

Wrong:  Hijack a thread by replying to something completely different.
Right:  Start a new message.  Use that feature in your mail client that
        actually says to create a new message.  If your message is not
        a reply to a message, then do NOT use the reply feature of a
        mail client.

Wrong:  Lose your message in the middle of someone else's thread by
        hijacking a thread.
Right:  Start a new message for a new thread.  See above.

Wrong:  Ignore advice you receive, and argue with people advising you.

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