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From: paul@deadpup.UUCP (paul)
Newsgroups: news.admin
Subject: Re: Posting questions to newsgroup you refuse to read - poor etiquette?
Message-ID: <412@deadpup.UUCP>
Date: 25 Nov 89 01:08:34 GMT
References: <1989Nov22.195020.805@algor2.algorists.com>
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In article <1989Nov22.195020.805@algor2.algorists.com>, jeffrey@algor2.algorists.com (Jeffrey Kegler) writes:
> From a article in comp.lang.c (no need to identify which):
> 
> > Please mail replys to one of the addresses below - I can no longer
> > afford the time to wade through all of comp.lang.c.
> 
> I see this sort of thing all the time and it irritates me terribly.
> This person finds the bandwidth in comp.lang.c too much, but adds to
> it in a way that benefits nobody but himself.  Others following
> comp.lang.c will (if he gets his way) see only his message and the
> replies will (he hopes) go straight to him.

Actually, I sympathize with the gentleman who can't wade through c.l.c.
I've stopped reading a number of groups where I am interested in the
discussion and have information to offer, but just can't affort to wade
through all the noise. I personally feel that such requests are worthy
of an accurate reply if at all possible, but I am far more likely to
attempt a reply if such a request is phrased like:

	I do not normally read this group, so please repond by mail
	and I will summarize to the net.

This implies that the poster is willing to do a bit of work, and
indicates that the accumulated knowledge from the net will be
returned in a compact useable form for general consumption.

Paul J. Mech
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