Re^2: Proposal: Truncating trailing '(update)' from node-titles in replies

> Even the "threadingness" of titles is not reliable.

Well, I know ... I've seen the code.

> are just conventions and hacks.

it has become a tradition to expect from posters to mark important updates in their titles.*

IMHO will my proposal do more good than harm.

Granted, it's a hack, but regexing Re: into Re^2: isn't much better.

This mechanism could be used till we have a proper last-updated-field or updated-count in place, which might honestly never happen.

my 2 centimes...

YMMV of course! :)

Cheers Rolf
_{(addicted to the Perl Programming Language :)

Wikisyntax for the Monastery}

*) and that's not a keyword.

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Re^3: Proposal: Truncating trailing '(update)' from node-titles in replies by jdporter (Paladin) on Mar 14, 2021 at 18:11 UTC
it has become a tradition to expect from posters to mark important updates in their titles.* I don't believe that's true. A tradition for you personally, maybe. Anyway, my whole point was, traditions, conventions, kludges - they're unreliable. You're asking for something which assumes, or imposes, a reliability/consistency which simply isn't there, and won't be without a significant change to our architecture.	[reply]
Re^4: Proposal: Truncating trailing '(update)' from node-titles in replies by marto (Cardinal) on Mar 14, 2021 at 18:30 UTC
I seem to recall a node explaining why this should not be done. Not a rule, more of a guideline.	[reply]
Re^5: Proposal: Truncating trailing '(update)' from node-titles in replies by LanX (Saint) on Mar 14, 2021 at 19:51 UTC
> recall a node explaining why this should not be done I'd like to see that, if possible. Hint: Super Search allows limiting to `Monk Help` Cheers Rolf _{(addicted to the Perl Programming Language :) Wikisyntax for the Monastery}	[reply] [d/l]
Re^6: Proposal: Truncating trailing '(update)' from node-titles in replies by marto (Cardinal) on Mar 14, 2021 at 20:02 UTC
Re^7: Proposal: Truncating trailing '(update)' from node-titles in replies by jdporter (Paladin) on Mar 15, 2021 at 13:53 UTC
Re^4: Proposal: Truncating trailing '(update)' from node-titles in replies by LanX (Saint) on Mar 14, 2021 at 18:25 UTC
> I don't believe that's true Indeed does the help... How do I change/delete my post? ...not mention the title. I picked that practice from earlier monks and later monks copied me. I call that a "tradition". Cheers Rolf _{(addicted to the Perl Programming Language :) Wikisyntax for the Monastery}	[reply]