syap@ur-tut.UUCP (James Fitzwilliam) (10/11/87)
In article <2974@husc6.UUCP> singer@endor.UUCP (Richard Siegel) writes: >It's very important to remember that we were all at one time computer >(or Macintosh) novices, and to give due consideration to those who >still are. Quite so. Friendly exchange of advice is probably the number one purpose of the group, no matter what level of subject is at hand. > I agree, 10 responses to a single question is a nuisance to >read and is, to put it bluntly, a waste of space and time. I've made >the mistake of responding to a question before reading further, and >ended up contributing to a crowd of responses. Therefore, read *all* >of the followups to a question and see if it hasn't already been >answered. It'll save time, bytes, and frustration. If the question is relatively simple, the answers to which will probably be of little use to the rest of the subscribers, just _mail_your_reply_to_the_asker_, whenever possible. It will be much easier for *them* to sift/trash multiple responses than for the rest of the newsgroup! It's up to the individual involved to post a summary of interesting responses, if any. This way we can avoid a repeat of the recent blinking apple overkill. (-: > What about a comp.sys.mac.newuser? Are there enough new >user questions to warrant the creation of such a newsgroup? If not >then how about a moderated newsgroup? A moderated group might be okay, but I don't think splitting would help; many MacWizards would have no interest in the newuser group, so the people in that group might miss out on some of their expertise. As long as we exercise a little discretion about whether to reply in group or via mail, and not post things willy-nilly, I think the group can be useful and enjoyable for all levels of MacUsers. JMF arpa: syap@tut.cc.rochester.edu uucp: !rochester!ur-tut!syap =============================================================================== "No, Rochester isn't the end of the world, but we can _see_ it from here." ===============================================================================
dymm@wvucswv.UUCP (10/22/87)
THIS IS A TEST............
Hope you don't mind, but we are having trouble with our system and are NOT
sure that our follow-ups to articles are actually reaching the world
beyond Morgantown, West Virginia.
I would appreciate if someone would E-mail me a response to this note
at the address below so that I could check that it really is being distributed.
Thanks for the help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
David Dymm Software Engineer
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