top posting, HTML posting and "the closer"

[Chris Jones]

Janton wrote:
> 
> 
> 	It is my opinion that people using this list should initially
> observe the way the list works. If it is unsatisfactory, a discussion like
> this may change it. Blatant disregard will only mess things up.
> 	In cases like this, I think the will of the one must bow for the
> will of the many. If this is a problem; find another tool or make one
> yourself.
> 
I was taught by some unknown person at the dawn of the internet - I was 
using Compuserve sometime in 1995 - that one should "lurk" in a 
particular newsgroup for a while before posting anything to the group. 
This was to ensure that one got a feel for how that newsgroup community 
preferred to use the group. I have always adopted that lesson with every 
subsequent newsgroup that I have subscribed to since (other than 
Micro$..te ones of course).


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