Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!seismo!gatech!usenet From: usenet@gatech.EDU Newsgroups: mod.announce.newusers Subject: Changes to Rules for posting to Usenet Message-ID: <7103@gatech.EDU> Date: Mon, 1-Dec-86 00:22:14 EST Article-I.D.: gatech.7103 Posted: Mon Dec 1 00:22:14 1986 Date-Received: Mon, 1-Dec-86 20:23:01 EST Expires: Sat, 10-Jan-87 00:22:12 EST Sender: spaf@gatech.EDU Lines: 90 Approved: spaf@gatech.EDU *** old/rules.n Sat Nov 1 16:40:40 1986 --- src/rules.n Sat Nov 29 18:34:49 1986 *************** *** 2,7 **** Expires: 40days ! Approved: spaf@gatech.CSNET ! Original-from: mark@cbosgd.UUCP (Mark Horton) ! [Most recent change: 15 October 1986 by gatech!spaf] --- 2,7 ---- Expires: 40days ! Approved: spaf@gatech.EDU ! Original-from: mark@cbosgd.att.com (Mark Horton) ! [Most recent change: 29 November 1986 by spaf@gatech.edu] *************** *** 19,27 **** Before posting, think about where your article is going. If it's ! posted to a "net." newsgroup, it will probably go to the USA, Canada, ! Europe, Korea, and Australia. Certain articles are only of local ! interest (e.g. used car ads) and it is inappropriate to post them to ! the whole world. Use the "Distribution" feature to restrict ! distribution to your local area. If you don't know how to use this ! feature, read "Frequently Submitted Items" in another article in ! mod.announce.newusers. --- 19,27 ---- Before posting, think about where your article is going. If it's ! posted to a "comp", "news", "misc", "soc", "sci", "rec" or "talk" ! newsgroup, it will probably go to the USA, Canada, Europe, Korea, and ! Australia. Certain articles are only of local interest (e.g. used car ! ads) and it is inappropriate to post them to the whole world. Use the ! "Distribution" feature to restrict distribution to your local area. If ! you don't know how to use this feature, read "Frequently Submitted ! Items" in another article in mod.announce.newusers. *************** *** 30,32 **** receive such items, they will long since have been informed by ! conventional media. --- 30,33 ---- receive such items, they will long since have been informed by ! conventional media. If you wish to discuss such an event on the net, ! use the "misc.headlines" newsgroup. *************** *** 34,44 **** however, since someone else is paying the phone bills for this, it is ! important that it be of overall benefit to Usenet. Post to an ! appropriate newsgroup, never a general purpose newsgroup such as ! "misc.misc". Clearly mark your article as a product announcement in ! the subject. Never repeat these -- one article per product at the ! most; preferably group everything into one article. Advertising hype ! is especially frowned upon -- stick to technical facts. Obnoxious or ! inappropriate announcements or articles violating this policy are very ! serious and cause for removing your machine from Usenet. This policy ! is, of course, subject to change if it becomes a problem. --- 35,45 ---- however, since someone else is paying the phone bills for this, it is ! important that it be of overall benefit to Usenet. Post to the ! appropriate newsgroup -- mod.newprod -- never to a general purpose ! newsgroup such as "misc.misc". Clearly mark your article as a product ! announcement in the subject. Never repeat these -- one article per ! product at the most; preferably group everything into one article. ! Advertising hype is especially frowned upon -- stick to technical ! facts. Obnoxious or inappropriate announcements or articles violating ! this policy will generally be rejected. This policy is, of course, ! subject to change if it becomes a problem. *************** *** 66,72 **** "net.wanted.sources" newsgroup. ! net.jokes Clean jokes only; anything offensive must be rotated; no ! discussions -- jokes only. Discussions go in net.jokes.d ! net.movies Don't post anything revealing part of a movie without marking it (spoiler) in the subject. ! net.news.group Discussions about new groups: whether to create them and what to call them. Don't post yes/no votes, mail them to the author --- 67,73 ---- "net.wanted.sources" newsgroup. ! rec.humor Clean humor only; anything offensive must be rotated; no ! discussions -- humor only. Discussions go in rec.humor.d ! rec.arts.movies Don't post anything revealing part of a movie without marking it (spoiler) in the subject. ! news.groups Discussions about new groups: whether to create them and what to call them. Don't post yes/no votes, mail them to the author