HiJacking Threads -- apology & new (OT??) question

[Patrick O'Callaghan]

On Mon, Jan 5, 2009 at 6:20 PM, Kevin Kofler <kevin.kofler at chello.at> wrote:
> Patrick O'Callaghan wrote:
>> Although I doubt there are hard and fast rules about this, it can be
>> acceptable to simply reply, and edit the Subject e.g.:
>>
>> Subject: Concerning seafood (Was: the mortality of crabs)
>
> That's OK if the message is a reply and the discussion deviated from the
> original subject, but it is not a valid way to start a wholely new topic.

I understood Beartooth to be asking about how to introduce a somewhat
different but related topic. Clearly a new topic requires a new
thread.

poc