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Cowbert · 08-22-2002, 06:57 PM

It might be favorable to have the default subject of a reply be "Re: Original Topic". For example, if Nugget posted "Initial Topic", and I clicked the reply button, I shouldn't have to do the copy+paste and prepend with "Re:" into my subject if I don't want to change it from the default "Re: Initial Topic" at all. I dunno, I guess it doesn't matter much, but I am used to mailing lists, where that stuff is important and automagic

dbaker · 08-23-2002, 02:56 PM

Interesting point. I suspect that this feature will be added when phpBB supports threading. As it is now, the reply subject is virtually meaningless and I don't ever enter one in.

Nugget · 08-30-2002, 05:22 PM

Yeah, I've never been quite sure what the purpose of the reply topic really is. The resultant display doesn't highlight or feature the "Post subject:" enough for it to be useful. I don't think there's much value to trying to accomodate topic drift in this style of discussion board, anyway.

It's no substitute for true threading.

08-22-2002, 06:57 PM	#1
Cowbert Junior Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: BDL [Windsor Locks, CT, USA] Posts: 8	Reply Topics It might be favorable to have the default subject of a reply be "Re: Original Topic". For example, if Nugget posted "Initial Topic", and I clicked the reply button, I shouldn't have to do the copy+paste and prepend with "Re:" into my subject if I don't want to change it from the default "Re: Initial Topic" at all. I dunno, I guess it doesn't matter much, but I am used to mailing lists, where that stuff is important and automagic __________________

08-23-2002, 02:56 PM	#2
dbaker Senior Member ITYT Captain Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: IAH/HOU Posts: 2,354	Interesting point. I suspect that this feature will be added when phpBB supports threading. As it is now, the reply subject is virtually meaningless and I don't ever enter one in. __________________

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08-30-2002, 05:22 PM	#3
Nugget Senior Member ITYT Navigator Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 610	Yeah, I've never been quite sure what the purpose of the reply topic really is. The resultant display doesn't highlight or feature the "Post subject:" enough for it to be useful. I don't think there's much value to trying to accomodate topic drift in this style of discussion board, anyway. It's no substitute for true threading.