[Tutor] Tutor Digest, Vol 106, Issue 5

[Steven D'Aprano]

On 04/12/12 00:55, Spectral None wrote:
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>    1. Re: reverse diagonal (Dave Angel)
>    2. To Find the Answers (Sujit Baniya)
>    3. Re: To Find the Answers (Dave Angel)
>    4. Re: reverse diagonal (Steven D'Aprano)
>    5. 1 to N searches in files (Spectral None)
>    6. Re: 1 to N searches in files (Steven D'Aprano)


Okay, this is where I stopped reading.

You should pay attention to the emails that other people are sending.
Notice how they reply to individual emails, not to a mass digest? Then
pay attention to *your* email. Imagine you were receiving it. Did you
not notice that your reply was SIX PAGES LONG?

Can you imagine if everyone did what you just did? The first reply would
be six pages, then the reply to that would be 12 pages, the reply to that
would be 24 pages, then 48 pages...

If you want a response to your question, please try again. This time:

- only reply to a SINGLE email at a time, not six;

- only quote the parts of the email that are relevant;

- use a meaningful subject line that summarizes your question.

If you don't do these things, you will soon find that nobody will be
interested in digging through the piles and piles of dross looking for
your comments buried deep in your reply.

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-- 
Steven