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From: weave@brahms.udel.edu (Ken Weaverling)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: Re: Basic questions posted to the net.
Message-ID: <16129@brahms.udel.edu>
Date: 25 Nov 90 16:07:22 GMT
References: <36278@nigel.ee.udel.edu>
Organization: University of Delaware
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In article <36278@nigel.ee.udel.edu> johnston@oscar.ccm.udel.edu writes:
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>I think instead that a little 'net.goodwill' goes a long way.  Most people
>get a lot a news by merely reading (aka lurking).  
>
Agreed. I am in read-only mode in almost all news groups. I have learned a
tremendous amount by simply reading other's posts. 

However, what ticks me off is the "please e-mail cause I never read this
group, I'll post a summary." request, and no summary usually appears.  If one
asks a question and gets the answer thru email, they have, IMHO, an ethical
obligation to the net to summarize -- think of it as payment for services.
There may be a lot of us waiting for the summary...

The ole "if there is enough interest, I'll summarize" disclaimer sucks too.
Should the net be filled with "I'm interested too, let me know" messages?

Oh well, chmod -w weave@brahms.udel.edu   ; back to read-only!

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