Dave Fawthrop wrote:
On Sat, 28 Jan 2006 15:10:14 GMT, Phil Addison
wrote:

|On Sat, 28 Jan 2006 14:38:16 +0000, in uk.d-i-y Dave Fawthrop
wrote:
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| | On Fri, 27 Jan 2006 20:59:36 GMT, Phil Addison
| | wrote:
| |
| |I just edit the FAQ, and am not an expert in all topics.
| |
| |If you can't find the answer in the FAQ, ask on (link to google)uk.d-i-y.
|
| Ouch! No! Google is absolutely the worst way of accessing usenet
|
|That implies you know of some better ways for newbies. Care to share
|them?

I would not wish Google Groups on my worst enemy.
Even a newbie deserves better.

"uk.d-i-y which you may access with any newsreader and a pop3 account"
There are enough clues there to lead a newbie to something half way
reasonable.

You're joking, right - do you think a real newbie will know what a
newsreader is? Or even what the whole concept of 'news' or 'usenet' is.
And Pop3? All double-dutch!

I think by all means mention newsreaders etc, but definitely leave the
link to Google groups. Their interface is actually a hell of a lot
better than it used to be, and what's more they seem to have finally
cottoned about threading, so it doesn't bugger up threads for everyone else.

David