Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site bambi.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!gamma!pyuxww!pyuxa!bambi!mike From: mike@bambi.UUCP (Michael Caplinger) Newsgroups: net.news.group Subject: elementary posting rules Message-ID: <202@bambi.UUCP> Date: Mon, 4-Nov-85 18:43:38 EST Article-I.D.: bambi.202 Posted: Mon Nov 4 18:43:38 1985 Date-Received: Tue, 5-Nov-85 09:44:59 EST Organization: Bell Communications Research Lines: 19 Why aren't the following three rules enforced? 1) No automatic cross-posting (responses to the "first" or "best" of the original's groups by default). 2) No automatic quoting of messages. If people want to quote, make them work hard to do it. Maybe they'll find it easier to paraphrase. 3) No messages with less than X lines of content, for X on the order of 10. Content is NOT quotes or signatures. Maybe that would stop the stupid "me too" message from being sent. It seems a simple matter to add (or in case 2, subtract) the needed functionality from the user software. Wouldn't this help reduce useless traffic? Michael Caplinger mike@bellcore.arpa ihnp4!bambi!mike