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Message no. 1
From: "Paul J. Adam" <shadowtk@********.DEMON.CO.UK>
Subject: FAQs
Date: Wed, 17 Sep 1997 22:29:10 +0100
Well, since people are complaining about a lack of FAQs I've reposted
them.

What frequency of posting should we look for? Monthly? Every fortnight?
Weekly?

--
Paul
Message no. 2
From: Jaimie Nicholson <jaimie.nicholson@********.OTAGO.AC.NZ>
Subject: Re: FAQs
Date: Thu, 18 Sep 1997 10:48:38 +1200
>Well, since people are complaining about a lack of FAQs I've reposted
>them.
>
>What frequency of posting should we look for? Monthly? Every fortnight?
>Weekly?

Monthly would be good. But I still say it's a waste of time sending them to
PlotD.

PLAYTHING OF A CRUEL GOD
JAIMIE NICHOLSON
Message no. 3
From: Asia J Raven <rook-raven@****.COM>
Subject: Re: FAQs
Date: Wed, 17 Sep 1997 18:53:52 EDT
On Wed, 17 Sep 1997 22:29:10 +0100 "Paul J. Adam"
<shadowtk@********.DEMON.CO.UK> writes:
>
>Well, since people are complaining about a lack of FAQs I've reposted
>them.
>
>What frequency of posting should we look for? Monthly? Every fortnight?
>Weekly?

I'd wager that a monthly posting would be appropriate, unless and until
Clueless Newbies(tm) begin making a regular and annoying appearance.

--
Wolfstar - wolfstar@****.com - Home Page -
http://members.aol.com/w0lfstar

"If you took the IQ's of everyone here and converted it to a temperature,
you could
lightly toast a marshmallow." - CHS Class of '93 Yearbook quote.

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Message no. 4
From: Mike Goldberg <michael.goldberg@*******.COM>
Subject: Re[2]: FAQs
Date: Wed, 17 Sep 1997 17:24:33 MST
Wolfstar wrote:

>until Clueless Newbies(tm) begin making a regular and annoying appearance.

Isn't that totally subjective? <g>

What is a newbie? An old-timer wouldn't necessarily use the
conventional definition.

What is a regular appearance? Seems one transgression by a new
person has a segment of the list foaming at the mouth. <grin>

What is annoying? He who breaks the rules in ignorance, or he who
knows the rules and breaks them anyway because he feels he is right
and the rest of the list be damned. I personally find it much more
the latter, because I had it happen to me here on the list. (Didn't
help any that I had a close friend of mine die to leukemia at the
same time either.)

M.
Message no. 5
From: Asia J Raven <rook-raven@****.COM>
Subject: Re: Re[2]: FAQs
Date: Thu, 18 Sep 1997 04:09:39 EDT
On Wed, 17 Sep 1997 17:24:33 MST Mike Goldberg
<michael.goldberg@*******.COM> writes:
>
>>until Clueless Newbies(tm) begin making a regular and annoying
appearance.
>
>Isn't that totally subjective? <g>

Not really.

>What is a newbie? An old-timer wouldn't necessarily use the
>conventional definition.

First-time posters or, IMHO, anyone who's been on the list for less than
a month.

>What is a regular appearance? Seems one transgression by a new
>person has a segment of the list foaming at the mouth. <grin>

Actually, it was 5 transgressions in one post, which is why some are
"foaming at the mouth".

>What is annoying? He who breaks the rules in ignorance, or he who
>knows the rules and breaks them anyway because he feels he is right
>and the rest of the list be damned.

Annoying is as annoying does. Anyone who joins a mailing list,
especially a list of the type that ShadowTK is, should have the common
sense to look around for about 10 minutes and see what the formatting is.
I have a feeling that this kid was lurking. He also quoted a reply,
which, while also being a no-no, means he had an example of perfect
formatting right before his eyes, and didn't use it. Anyone who doesn't
have a small dose of common sense or some knowledge of "netiquette" can
be exceptionally annoying. Someone who knows the rules and breaks them
purposefully is the type of person that I drop to twit access on BBS's
and ban-kick on IRC. As the law books say, ignorance is no excuse.

--
Wolfstar - wolfstar@****.com - Home Page -
http://members.aol.com/w0lfstar

"If you took the IQ's of everyone here and converted it to a temperature,
you could
lightly toast a marshmallow." - CHS Class of '93 Yearbook quote.

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Message no. 6
From: Spike <u5a77@*****.CS.KEELE.AC.UK>
Subject: Re: FAQs
Date: Thu, 18 Sep 1997 12:27:23 +0100
|Well, since people are complaining about a lack of FAQs I've reposted
|them.
|
|What frequency of posting should we look for? Monthly? Every fortnight?
|Weekly?

Judging by the time of year (the month of the clueless newbies), I think
weekly until the end of october....
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______________________________________________________________________________
|u5a77@*****.cs.keele.ac.uk| "Are you pondering what I'm pondering Pinky?" |
|Andrew Halliwell | |
|Principal subjects in:- | "I think so brain, but this time, you control |
|Comp Sci & Electronics | the Encounter suit, and I'll do the voice..." |
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Message no. 7
From: Spike <u5a77@*****.CS.KEELE.AC.UK>
Subject: Re: Re[2]: FAQs
Date: Thu, 18 Sep 1997 12:46:34 +0100
|>Isn't that totally subjective? <g>
|
| Not really.

True.

|>What is a newbie? An old-timer wouldn't necessarily use the
|>conventional definition.
|
| First-time posters or, IMHO, anyone who's been on the list for less than
|a month.

Or even worse, anyone who's never used e-mail before.
(And being september, a whole mob of these are going to be hitting usenet
and mailing lists in the next coupla months...)

--
______________________________________________________________________________
|u5a77@*****.cs.keele.ac.uk| "Are you pondering what I'm pondering Pinky?" |
|Andrew Halliwell | |
|Principal subjects in:- | "I think so brain, but this time, you control |
|Comp Sci & Electronics | the Encounter suit, and I'll do the voice..." |
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|GCv3.1 GCS/EL>$ d---(dpu) s+/- a- C++ U N++ o+ K- w-- M+/++ PS+++ PE- Y t+ |
|5++ X+/++ R+ tv+ b+ D G e>PhD h/h+ !r! !y-|I can't say F**K either now! :( |
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Message no. 8
From: Mike Goldberg <michael.goldberg@*******.COM>
Subject: Re[4]: FAQs
Date: Thu, 18 Sep 1997 08:10:44 MST
On Wed, 17 Sep 1997 17:24:33 MST Mike Goldberg
<michael.goldberg@*******.COM> writes:
>>
>>>until Clueless Newbies(tm) begin making a regular and annoying
>>appearance.
>>
>>Isn't that totally subjective? <g>

>Not really.

>>What is a newbie? An old-timer wouldn't necessarily use the
>>conventional definition.

>First-time posters or, IMHO, anyone who's been on the list for less than
>a month.

Continuing playing the very cheap devil's advocate, as soon as you
say IMHO, it is subjective. *grin* For the record, I do not
completely disagree with the above statement, although I think the
amount of time is variable depending on a person's actions.

M.

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