We shouldn't be afraid to point out even simple mistakes, especially when the correction isn't emphasized

Yes, what I was having in mind is just silently fixing the error, without making a big fuss. It's just that I wouldn't want it to come across in a I-know-better-than-thou tone... That's why I asked if people would perceive it that way or take offense otherwise. If people don't have a problem with it, then that's fine with me, too :)

Especially adjust your title to make it more on-topic ... and leave enough of the previous title ...

I actually quite like the style often found with your replies, i.e. leaving the original title (mostly) as is, but adding a few words in parentheses at the end — in particular if the key message of the reply lends itself well to being summed up in 1-3 words.  In other words, I'd like to use the occasion to encourage people (myself included) to use that style more often — even though this is somewhat unrelated to the original topic of correcting errors.

In reply to Re^2: Correcting errors in titles when I reply by almut
in thread Fixing typos in replies by almut

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