Top Document: FAQ: Where to post in REC.ARTS.MOVIES.* Previous Document: (1.2) What other general movie-related FAQs/Info that are posted to the some of the movie newsgroups regularly ? Next Document: (1.4) If I have something to tell all movie fans, should I crosspost ? See reader questions & answers on this topic! - Help others by sharing your knowledge Although there is no authority controlling Usenet, there are generally accepted traditions called Netiquette. Users may wish to refer to other appropriate FAQs for details. They are available by anonymous FTP in rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet/news.announce.newusers/* or check out : < http://www.cis.ohio-state.edu/hypertext/faq/bngusenet/news/announce/newusers/top.html > via a WWW browser. A few that are most likely to be immediately helpful are: A_Primer_on_How_to_Work_With_the_Usenet_Community Answers_to_Frequently_Asked_Questions_about_Usenet Emily_Postnews_Answers_Your_Questions_on_Netiquette Rules_for_posting_to_Usenet When posting, please remember that people all over the world are reading your words, so, carefully consider your postings ahead of time. Specifically, 1) There is no need to repeat similar information in similar subgroups of the same hierarchy (i.e. multiple groups in the rec.arts.movies.* hierarchy). ** DO NOT CROSSPOST **. Doing so will only increase the volume of traffic on the net and increase the amount of scaning that other users have to do. There are also costs associated with article transmission and storage. Unecessary crossposting will only increase those costs. Follow the general rules of Netiquette (Usenet etiquette) described in the news.announce.newusers postings above. 2) Always post your articles to the most appropriate subgroups in the hierarchy. 3) Use a meaningful subject line. 4) If for some reason, you must crosspost your article, divert all follow-ups to the most appropriate subgroup (choose ONE group) instead of to all groups that you are crossposting to. For example : Newsgroups: rec.arts.movies.current-films,rec.arts.movies.people Follouwup-To: rec.arts.movies.people Subject: Is Cruise any good in Vampire ? (You should also mention in your post in which group that the followups will appear so that people can follow your thread.) User Contributions:Top Document: FAQ: Where to post in REC.ARTS.MOVIES.* Previous Document: (1.2) What other general movie-related FAQs/Info that are posted to the some of the movie newsgroups regularly ? Next Document: (1.4) If I have something to tell all movie fans, should I crosspost ? Single Page [ Usenet FAQs | Web FAQs | Documents | RFC Index ] Send corrections/additions to the FAQ Maintainer: larsarus@idt.ntnu.no
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