| The Subject
line ... should be suggestive enough of the contents of the article to enable
a reader to make a decision whether to read the article based on the subject alone.
-
RFC 850; Standard for
Interchange of USENET Messages; Mark Horton;
June 1983. |
One
of the most important
rules of good email netiquette is to always
enter a meaningful subject line for your email. In a typical long list of emails
in
an
inbox,
the
subject
line is the most prominent field, and so a meaningful subject is the most useful
pieces of information
you can include with your email to make it convenient to process by the recipient
and deliver the message you wish to convey. Some examples of good and
bad
subjects
are shown below:
| Bad | Good |
| Misc | Free
tickets to tonight's game! |
| Request | Request: Widget part number |
| Meeting | Team Building Session - All Hands |
Example Subjects