On Sat, 26 Jan 2008 01:42:43 +0100, Stefan Richter said:

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> Even if you only look at the Subject: and number of postings in a
> thread, how to judge whether there is a stability risk for the next -rc
> in the making, without experience or personal interest in the domain?

My general rule of thumb is "if my laptop has one of those on it, I look
at it more, even if I don't have the foggiest idea how it works".  Of
course, this only works for threads with semi-sane Subject: headers....