Top Document: rec.pets.herp Frequently Asked Questions (1 of 3) Previous Document: <4.4> What about tarantulas, scorpions, and so on? Next Document: <4.6> What does CB stand for? See reader questions & answers on this topic! - Help others by sharing your knowledge Most questions that seem appropriate are---i.e., pretty much any question about keeping herps is OK. Certain technical questions may be better directed to sci.bio.herp, or crossposted (but if you do crosspost, please set followups to whichever group is more appropriate---if you don't know what this means, you definitely shouldn't crosspost). Posted images are *never* appropriate in rec.pets.herp, or, in general, in any non-binary newsgroup. If you want to distribute a picture of your favorite tree frog, or a great snapshot from the field, or whatever, that's fine; but put the image on a WWW page, or post it to the newsgroup alt.binaries.pictures.animals, and just put a brief pointer in rec.pets.herp directing people to the image. (The WWW approach is better than the post to a.b.p.a., as many more people have Web access than get the binaries newsgroups, and no arcane decoding process is required to view a Web page.) The consensus is that commercial postings are acceptable, as long as they are not invasive (multiple posts with screaming subject lines are Not OK) and on- topic (no phone sex ads). There is a well-established tradition of individuals offering animals for sale through the newsgroup, and at least one commercial herp supply dealer posts regularly. Out of politeness, many people offering animals and items for sale state so clearly in the Subject line of their posting: those who are not interested in purchasing can then save time by not downloading / reading the posts. An example might be: "FS: Snow Corns." However, large stocklists and other lengthy bodies of commercial information should be deposited on a WWW page or made available for FTP, with only a pointer posted to the group. If you run a newsletter or organization that you think herpers should be made aware of on a regular basis, a brief monthly posting is much more appropriate than a daily or even weekly one. User Contributions:Top Document: rec.pets.herp Frequently Asked Questions (1 of 3) Previous Document: <4.4> What about tarantulas, scorpions, and so on? Next Document: <4.6> What does CB stand for? Part1 - Part2 - Part3 - Single Page [ Usenet FAQs | Web FAQs | Documents | RFC Index ] Send corrections/additions to the FAQ Maintainer: Bill East <Eastb@concentric.net>
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