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Message no. 1
From: Adam J <fro@***.AB.CA>
Subject: [Admin] The Off-topic tag
Date: Thu, 6 Aug 1998 15:29:33 -0600
Okay folks, it's time for a friendly little reminder.

The off-topic tag is [OT], as the FIRST four characters of a subject line.
Not (OT), {OT}, OT, or anything like that. Should I re-emphasize that it
goes at the FRONT of the subject, not tacked on the end where it's hard to
see?

So, please, if you post Off-Topic, get the tag right!

And if someobdy else posts Off-Topic, with the tag wrong, and you reply for
some reason, FIX the tag!

-Adam
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Message no. 2
From: Paul Gettle <RunnerPaul@*****.COM>
Subject: Re: [Admin] The Off-topic tag
Date: Fri, 7 Aug 1998 12:03:34 -0400
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At 03:29 PM 8/6/98 -0600, you wrote:
>Okay folks, it's time for a friendly little reminder.
>
>The off-topic tag is [OT], as the FIRST four characters of a subject
line.
>Not (OT), {OT}, OT, or anything like that. Should I re-emphasize that
it
>goes at the FRONT of the subject, not tacked on the end where it's
hard to
>see?
>
>So, please, if you post Off-Topic, get the tag right!
>
>And if someobdy else posts Off-Topic, with the tag wrong, and you
reply for
>some reason, FIX the tag!

One question. Does the Re: that most emailers insert at the begining
of a subject line when relpying matter? Or does first four characters
mean first four characters, and are we going to have to move the [OT]
from behind the Re: to in front each time we reply to an off topic
post?
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Message no. 3
From: MC23 <mc23@**********.COM>
Subject: Re: [Admin] The Off-topic tag
Date: Fri, 7 Aug 1998 12:07:04 -0400
Once upon a time, Paul Gettle wrote;

>One question. Does the Re: that most emailers insert at the begining
>of a subject line when relpying matter? Or does first four characters
>mean first four characters, and are we going to have to move the [OT]
>from behind the Re: to in front each time we reply to an off topic
>post?

Re: [OT]

is fine just like

Re: [Admin]

is on this subject

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Ancient cultures believed that names held great power, personal names
more so and they were guarded very closely. To protect themselves, they
answered to another name, because if another discovered their real name,
it could be used against them.
History repeats itself.
Welcome to the Digital Age.
I am MC23
Message no. 4
From: Spike <u5a77@*****.CS.KEELE.AC.UK>
Subject: Re: [Admin] The Off-topic tag
Date: Fri, 7 Aug 1998 17:12:26 +0100
And verily, did Paul Gettle hastily scribble thusly...
|One question. Does the Re: that most emailers insert at the begining
|of a subject line when relpying matter? Or does first four characters
|mean first four characters, and are we going to have to move the [OT]
|from behind the Re: to in front each time we reply to an off topic
|post?

No. When a mailer detects a Re: there already, it will leave it there and
not add another, but if [OT] was forced to be the first 4 characters in the
subject line, the subject would end up looking like....

Re:[OT]Re:[OT]Re:[OT]Re:[OT]Re:[OT]Re:[OT]Re:[OT]Re:[OT]wibble....

Besides that fact, some mailers, this included, do not let you edit the
subject line easily. (You can delete and retype it, or add to it, but you
can't move the cursor around in it and change things).

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Message no. 5
From: Adam J <adamj@*********.HTML.COM>
Subject: [ADMIN] The off topic tag
Date: Sat, 24 Oct 1998 09:14:10 -0600
Just a reminder that the tag for Off-topic posts is [OT], NOT (OT) or any
other variations. Get it right, or else it's useless. <grin>

-Adam

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