Posted by miss d at cwilbur.commsrv.indiana.edu on August 26, 2002 at 16:45:32:
In Reply to: That is an old rule posted by KPSmithee on August 26, 2002 at 16:31:56:
: That used to be the norm when we had the other white board. When this one was used for only VA related topics and the other white board was used for off topic conversation. Now that it was closed down there is no longer a need for OT in the subject line.
...I think there's something to be said for sticking with things that work.
There has been many a time that a subject line has appeared to make a post look on-topic, when really it was not.
I think it's a nice gesture of respect for fellow posters to put "OT" in subject line.
Maybe I'm just old-fashioned. It's highly doubtful, but hey...