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From: sdo@u1100a.UUCP (Scott Orshan)
Newsgroups: net.followup
Subject: Re: Help a lost wanderer
Message-ID: <665@u1100a.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 14-May-84 09:39:22 EDT
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Posted: Mon May 14 09:39:22 1984
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Due to the nature of the net, there is no central authority
which trains and "licenses" people to use the net.
If there is a "lost wanderer" here, it is because someone
didn't give the proper training and documentation to the
wanderer.  I think it is irresponsible to tell someone
to: "try using netnews - if you want to post something,
type postnews."

When I show someone how to use netnews, I give out the
"howto" and etiquette documents, and tell the person
to let me be there when they post their first article.

The person who told the wanderer of the existence of netnews
should take the responsibility for training the wanderer.
The least that should be done is to put net.announce.newusers
at the front of the active file and encourage new users
to read it.

	Scott Orshan
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