trek-info@con.Berkeley.EDU (Jim "The Big Dweeb" Griffith) (02/28/90)
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Welcome to rec.arts.startrek.info!
The purpose of this group is to provide an uncluttered resource of
information pertaining to Star Trek. Rec.arts.startrek.info is a
moderated newsgroup, which means that all articles must be submitted
to the moderator for approval before they will be posted. Articles
appearing in this newsgroup generally fall into one of five categories :
1) Official press releases and episode credits (generally
posted by Mike "Vidiot" Brown)
2) Convention reports - summaries of Q&A sessions with guest
speakers or Richard Arnold and news of upcoming conventions.
3) Star Trek offers from one-time or otherwise unusual sources
(including, for example, the Citibank Star Trek Visa and the
Star Trek V Marshmallow Dispenser, but not including ads
from companies such as Lincoln Enterprises).
4) Factual articles from newspapers, magazines, or other forms
of media (as compared to articles expressing opinions, such
as movie reviews).
5) First- or second-hand information, such as reliable
information on upcoming episodes or movies, "I just heard
this from Mike Okuda", etc. The key word here is
"reliable"...
These are very loose categories - if I think a submission contains
relatively accurate, potentially interesting information, I will
accept it.
Item #3 causes the most trouble. I will accept solicitations from one-time
or otherwise unusual sources - the Star Trek Visa, the STV Marshmallow
dispenser, the replicas from the Franklin Mint, etc. I will *not* accept
articles from clubs soliciting membership or from commercial groups such
as Lincoln Enterprises. The former barely qualify as "news", as they
are unusual offers. The latter are not.
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directory misc/info. The file INDEX in that directory explains what
is available.
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Edited by Jim Griffith - the official scapegoat of rec.arts.startrek.info
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