Someone is always bitching on newsgroups. IF you crosspost they
bitch, if you dont, they bitch. If you top post they want you to
bottom post, and vice versa. And dont you dare misspell anything.
The way I see it, when you enter a newsgroup, you enter with a loaded
shotgun, and you'll use that gun quite often, and others will shoot
you too. Of course there's always your kill filter in your software.
Add the bitches and the assholes to it. Also add the spammers that
somehow manage to crosspost to EVERY newsgroup, and deserve a real
shotgun blast in their face.
The way I see it, crosspost everything but never crosspost anything.
Always top post, middle post and bottom post, everything you say to
satisfy everyone.
And remember this. The faster you pull the trigger, the faster they
fall. Of course a nuclear bomb does far more damage, so if you
encounter one of those really nasty newsgroups, drop the bomb !!!
Official Newsgroup Netiquette Dept.
Pueblo, Colorado 81009
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On Thu, 15 Mar 2007 19:59:29 -0700, "Steve B"
wrote:
"Jim Redelfs" wrote in message
...
In article ,
"Rick Brandt" wrote:
As long as you keep the list of groups to three (maybe four)
or less and all the groups are relevant then crossposting
is fine and MUCH preferred to Multi-Posting.
Agreed.
My newsreader will mark as READ an article that I have already read in one
group but is crossposted to another group I read. (No point in reading
the
same article twice. That is where the annoyance factor comes in.)
Posting the same article individually to each of several groups
circumvents
the above feature/aid. That is when the annoyance factor REALLY soars.
Someone is always bitching on newsgroups. IF you crosspost they
bitch, if you dont, they bitch. If you top post they want you to
bottom post, and vice versa. And dont you dare misspell anything.
The way I see it, when you enter a newsgroup, you enter with a loaded
shotgun, and you'll use that gun quite often, and others will shoot
you too. Of course there's always your kill filter in your software.
Add the bitches and the assholes to it. Also add the spammers that
somehow manage to crosspost to EVERY newsgroup, and deserve a real
shotgun blast in their face.
The way I see it, crosspost everything but never crosspost anything.
Always top post, middle post and bottom post, everything you say to
satisfy everyone.
And remember this. The faster you pull the trigger, the faster they
fall. Of course a nuclear bomb does far more damage, so if you
encounter one of those really nasty newsgroups, drop the bomb !!!
Official Newsgroup Netiquette Dept.
Pueblo, Colorado 81009
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On those rare occasions when I crosspost an article, I try to include
"[Crossposted]" in the first line of the body. I consider this a courtesy
to
those that might reply but do NOT want their newsreader to automatically
crosspost their reply. (This alerts the replier(?) that they may wish to
edit
OUT the additional newsgroups before posting.)
--
JR
Thanks, JR. It helps me to understand this. It seemed that no matter which
way you go, someone bitched. Now I have an insight as to what's right.
Steve
Someone is always bitching on newsgroups. IF you crosspost they
bitch, if you dont, they bitch. If you top post they want you to
bottom post, and vice versa. And dont you dare misspell anything.
The way I see it, when you enter a newsgroup, you enter with a loaded
shotgun, and you'll use that gun quite often, and others will shoot
you too. Of course there's always your kill filter in your software.
Add the bitches and the assholes to it. Also add the spammers that
somehow manage to crosspost to EVERY newsgroup, and deserve a real
shotgun blast in their face.
The way I see it, crosspost everything but never crosspost anything.
Always top post, middle post and bottom post, everything you say to
satisfy everyone.
And remember this. The faster you pull the trigger, the faster they
fall. Of course a nuclear bomb does far more damage, so if you
encounter one of those really nasty newsgroups, drop the bomb !!!
Official Newsgroup Netiquette Dept.
Pueblo, Colorado 81009