[WEB4LIB] Threads without subject lines

[Roy Tennant]

The lack of subject lines is an intermittent problem with ListProc that we
are trying to fix. Thank you everyone for your patience, 
Roy Tennant
Web4Lib Owner

On Mon, 2 Nov 1998, John Pull wrote:

> I can't be the only one noticing the numerous postings to WEB4LIB
> without a subject line.  By now, it's infamous: "Subject: [WEB4LIB] Re:"
> 
> Take a moment to type an appropriate subject line.  As Jakob Nielsen
> wrote: 
> 
> "Microcontent [such as email subject lines] needs to be pearls of
> clarity: you get 40-60 characters to explain your macrocontent. Unless
> the title or subject make it absolutely clear what the page or email is
> about, users will never open it." (cf.
> http://www.useit.com/alertbox/980906.html)
> 
> NB: Jakob's site "Alertbox" is an invaluable resource for anyone
> involved with the Web.  http://www.useit.com/alertbox/
> 
> John Pull, Digital Conversion Specialist   <jpul at loc.gov>
> Rare Book & Special Collections Div., Library of Congress
>