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Re:Here's an idea for Facebook. Get rid of subject lines in ... by pedalpete on Saturday September 26, 2009 @02:38PM (#845858)
It appears you are using the subject line as more of a meta-data type tool to organize your events. Wouldn't it be better to have the ability to organize and message events rather than manage all this through the messaging services?
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Re:Here's an idea for Facebook. Get rid of subject lines in ... by decode on Saturday September 26, 2009 @02:49PM (#845881)
I'm not sure adding more structure is always useful. When I'm throwing a party for 30 people at a set date and time, I use event organization software, like Facebook events. If I want to get a feeling for my friends' thoughts on the local concert schedule this fall, I want to have a conversation with them. And the subject, as in email, is meta-data about a conversation, not (necessarily) the content of the conversation.
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