| John Bokma 2005-08-30, 6:58 pm |
| el_roachmeister@yahoo.com wrote:
> I have been posting in Usenet since 1994 and have rarely found a group
> that has an up-to-date FAQ like this one. I would guestimate that 95%
> of usenet groups do not have an up-to-date FAQ. For this reason it is
> incorrect to assume a newbie out to know to check the FAQ before
> posting since it is rarely done. A simple polite pointer that this
> group is unlike others in that there is already a great FAQ is enough.
> That's all I have to say.
Did you notice that a snippet of the FAQ is posted very often?
There are newbies and newbies. Some are really new, others just want an
answer asap. When I started on Usenet I asked others how it worked, lurked
quite some time in groups, and *then* made my first post.
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