usenet@gatech.CSNET (07/01/86)
*** old/rules.n Sat May 3 19:47:03 1986 --- src/rules.n Mon Jun 30 11:38:34 1986 *************** *** 1,2 ! Newsgroups: net.announce.newusers Expires: 40days --- 1,2 ----- ! Newsgroups: mod.announce.newusers Expires: 40days
usenet@gatech.CSNET (09/01/86)
*** old/rules.n Tue Jul 1 00:15:45 1986 --- src/rules.n Wed Jul 2 08:36:29 1986 *************** *** 5,7 Original-from: mark@cbosgd.UUCP (Mark Horton) ! [Most recent change: 2 March 1986 by vortex!lauren] --- 5,7 ----- Original-from: mark@cbosgd.UUCP (Mark Horton) ! [Most recent change: 2 July 1986 by vortex!lauren] *************** *** 25,27 feature, read "Frequently Submitted Items" in another article in ! net.announce.newusers. --- 25,27 ----- feature, read "Frequently Submitted Items" in another article in ! mod.announce.newusers. *************** *** 50,52 --------- --------- ------- ! net.announce cbosgd!announce Important announcements for everyone on the net mod.std.c cbosgd!std-c ANSI C standards discussion --- 50,52 ----- --------- --------- ------- ! mod.announce cbosgd!announce Important announcements for everyone on the net mod.std.c cbosgd!std-c ANSI C standards discussion *************** *** 60,62 --------- ----- ! net.announce Moderated, no direct postings, very important things only. net.general Announcements only, no discussions, very important things only. --- 60,62 ----- --------- ----- ! mod.announce Moderated, no direct postings, very important things only. net.general Announcements only, no discussions, very important things only.
usenet@gatech.EDU (11/02/86)
*** old/rules.n Mon Sep 1 00:15:46 1986 --- src/rules.n Wed Oct 15 01:55:05 1986 *************** *** 5,7 **** Original-from: mark@cbosgd.UUCP (Mark Horton) ! [Most recent change: 2 July 1986 by vortex!lauren] --- 5,7 ---- Original-from: mark@cbosgd.UUCP (Mark Horton) ! [Most recent change: 15 October 1986 by gatech!spaf] *************** *** 36,38 **** appropriate newsgroup, never a general purpose newsgroup such as ! "net.general". Clearly mark your article as a product announcement in the subject. Never repeat these -- one article per product at the --- 36,38 ---- appropriate newsgroup, never a general purpose newsgroup such as ! "misc.misc". Clearly mark your article as a product announcement in the subject. Never repeat these -- one article per product at the *************** *** 61,65 **** mod.announce Moderated, no direct postings, very important things only. ! net.general Announcements only, no discussions, very important things only. ! net.followup Followups to net.general, results of surveys (no discussions) ! net.wanted Queries, "I want an x", "Anyone want my x?". No discussions. Don't post to more than one xxx.wanted. Use the smallest --- 61,63 ---- mod.announce Moderated, no direct postings, very important things only. ! misc.wanted Queries, "I want an x", "Anyone want my x?". No discussions. Don't post to more than one xxx.wanted. Use the smallest *************** *** 76,78 **** Bugs and fixes get posted to net.sources.bugs ! net.test Use the smallest test group possible, e.g. "test" or "ucb.test". Say in the body of the message what you are testing. --- 74,76 ---- Bugs and fixes get posted to net.sources.bugs ! misc.test Use the smallest test group possible, e.g. "test" or "ucb.test". Say in the body of the message what you are testing.
usenet@gatech.EDU (12/01/86)
*** old/rules.n Sat Nov 1 16:40:40 1986 --- src/rules.n Sat Nov 29 18:34:49 1986 *************** *** 2,7 **** Expires: 40days ! Approved: spaf@gatech.CSNET ! Original-from: mark@cbosgd.UUCP (Mark Horton) ! [Most recent change: 15 October 1986 by gatech!spaf] --- 2,7 ---- Expires: 40days ! Approved: spaf@gatech.EDU ! Original-from: mark@cbosgd.att.com (Mark Horton) ! [Most recent change: 29 November 1986 by spaf@gatech.edu] *************** *** 19,27 **** Before posting, think about where your article is going. If it's ! posted to a "net." newsgroup, it will probably go to the USA, Canada, ! Europe, Korea, and Australia. Certain articles are only of local ! interest (e.g. used car ads) and it is inappropriate to post them to ! the whole world. Use the "Distribution" feature to restrict ! distribution to your local area. If you don't know how to use this ! feature, read "Frequently Submitted Items" in another article in ! mod.announce.newusers. --- 19,27 ---- Before posting, think about where your article is going. If it's ! posted to a "comp", "news", "misc", "soc", "sci", "rec" or "talk" ! newsgroup, it will probably go to the USA, Canada, Europe, Korea, and ! Australia. Certain articles are only of local interest (e.g. used car ! ads) and it is inappropriate to post them to the whole world. Use the ! "Distribution" feature to restrict distribution to your local area. If ! you don't know how to use this feature, read "Frequently Submitted ! Items" in another article in mod.announce.newusers. *************** *** 30,32 **** receive such items, they will long since have been informed by ! conventional media. --- 30,33 ---- receive such items, they will long since have been informed by ! conventional media. If you wish to discuss such an event on the net, ! use the "misc.headlines" newsgroup. *************** *** 34,44 **** however, since someone else is paying the phone bills for this, it is ! important that it be of overall benefit to Usenet. Post to an ! appropriate newsgroup, never a general purpose newsgroup such as ! "misc.misc". Clearly mark your article as a product announcement in ! the subject. Never repeat these -- one article per product at the ! most; preferably group everything into one article. Advertising hype ! is especially frowned upon -- stick to technical facts. Obnoxious or ! inappropriate announcements or articles violating this policy are very ! serious and cause for removing your machine from Usenet. This policy ! is, of course, subject to change if it becomes a problem. --- 35,45 ---- however, since someone else is paying the phone bills for this, it is ! important that it be of overall benefit to Usenet. Post to the ! appropriate newsgroup -- mod.newprod -- never to a general purpose ! newsgroup such as "misc.misc". Clearly mark your article as a product ! announcement in the subject. Never repeat these -- one article per ! product at the most; preferably group everything into one article. ! Advertising hype is especially frowned upon -- stick to technical ! facts. Obnoxious or inappropriate announcements or articles violating ! this policy will generally be rejected. This policy is, of course, ! subject to change if it becomes a problem. *************** *** 66,72 **** "net.wanted.sources" newsgroup. ! net.jokes Clean jokes only; anything offensive must be rotated; no ! discussions -- jokes only. Discussions go in net.jokes.d ! net.movies Don't post anything revealing part of a movie without marking it (spoiler) in the subject. ! net.news.group Discussions about new groups: whether to create them and what to call them. Don't post yes/no votes, mail them to the author --- 67,73 ---- "net.wanted.sources" newsgroup. ! rec.humor Clean humor only; anything offensive must be rotated; no ! discussions -- humor only. Discussions go in rec.humor.d ! rec.arts.movies Don't post anything revealing part of a movie without marking it (spoiler) in the subject. ! news.groups Discussions about new groups: whether to create them and what to call them. Don't post yes/no votes, mail them to the author