Re: Differences between Honda groups? Does anyone know them?
 

On Fri, 12 Sep 2003 21:07:56 GMT, "Jim" <jkc84@optonline(unspam).net> wrote:

|
|"Rex B" <NOSPAMrex@REMOVEtxol.net> wrote in message
|news:3f61ed4b.86634728@news.txol.net...
|> A lot of people "cross-post" messages to more than one group, though that
|is
|> generally frowned upon, or actually forbidden by the group's charter
|document.
|>
|> I believe that rec . autos . makers . honda is the more active of the
|two.
|>
|>
|
|PS- Any "other" rules I should know? I'm new to this how newsgroup thing.
|Someone else had to find and add them to my outlook or I'd never find them
|again. But I'm learning (Or trying to at least). I put the reply under the
|original message as someone yelled at me for putting it on top.

Most NGs have a charter
From Google, choose "Groups"
then type in the name of the newsgroup [space] charter

A lot of the old-timers don't like top-posting. I do both, depending on the
message.
The other big no-no is posting commercial messages.


Rex in Fort Worth

Re: Differences between Honda groups? Does anyone know them?
 

Maybe you can tell me, wuts the difference between alt and rec?

"Rex B" <NOSPAMrex@REMOVEtxol.net> wrote in message
news:3f6613fc.3967108@news.txol.net...
> On Fri, 12 Sep 2003 21:07:56 GMT, "Jim" <jkc84@optonline(unspam).net>
wrote:
>
> |
> |"Rex B" <NOSPAMrex@REMOVEtxol.net> wrote in message
> |news:3f61ed4b.86634728@news.txol.net...
> |> A lot of people "cross-post" messages to more than one group, though
that
> |is
> |> generally frowned upon, or actually forbidden by the group's charter
> |document.
> |>
> |> I believe that rec . autos . makers . honda is the more active of the
> |two.
> |>
> |>
> |
> |PS- Any "other" rules I should know? I'm new to this how newsgroup thing.
> |Someone else had to find and add them to my outlook or I'd never find
them
> |again. But I'm learning (Or trying to at least). I put the reply under
the
> |original message as someone yelled at me for putting it on top.
>
> Most NGs have a charter
> From Google, choose "Groups"
> then type in the name of the newsgroup [space] charter
>
> A lot of the old-timers don't like top-posting. I do both, depending on
the
> message.
> The other big no-no is posting commercial messages.
>
>
> Rex in Fort Worth

Re: Differences between Honda groups? Does anyone know them?
 

Maybe you can tell me, wuts the difference between alt and rec?

"Rex B" <NOSPAMrex@REMOVEtxol.net> wrote in message
news:3f6613fc.3967108@news.txol.net...
> On Fri, 12 Sep 2003 21:07:56 GMT, "Jim" <jkc84@optonline(unspam).net>
wrote:
>
> |
> |"Rex B" <NOSPAMrex@REMOVEtxol.net> wrote in message
> |news:3f61ed4b.86634728@news.txol.net...
> |> A lot of people "cross-post" messages to more than one group, though
that
> |is
> |> generally frowned upon, or actually forbidden by the group's charter
> |document.
> |>
> |> I believe that rec . autos . makers . honda is the more active of the
> |two.
> |>
> |>
> |
> |PS- Any "other" rules I should know? I'm new to this how newsgroup thing.
> |Someone else had to find and add them to my outlook or I'd never find
them
> |again. But I'm learning (Or trying to at least). I put the reply under
the
> |original message as someone yelled at me for putting it on top.
>
> Most NGs have a charter
> From Google, choose "Groups"
> then type in the name of the newsgroup [space] charter
>
> A lot of the old-timers don't like top-posting. I do both, depending on
the
> message.
> The other big no-no is posting commercial messages.
>
>
> Rex in Fort Worth

Re: Differences between Honda groups? Does anyone know them?
 

Maybe you can tell me, wuts the difference between alt and rec?

"Rex B" <NOSPAMrex@REMOVEtxol.net> wrote in message
news:3f6613fc.3967108@news.txol.net...
> On Fri, 12 Sep 2003 21:07:56 GMT, "Jim" <jkc84@optonline(unspam).net>
wrote:
>
> |
> |"Rex B" <NOSPAMrex@REMOVEtxol.net> wrote in message
> |news:3f61ed4b.86634728@news.txol.net...
> |> A lot of people "cross-post" messages to more than one group, though
that
> |is
> |> generally frowned upon, or actually forbidden by the group's charter
> |document.
> |>
> |> I believe that rec . autos . makers . honda is the more active of the
> |two.
> |>
> |>
> |
> |PS- Any "other" rules I should know? I'm new to this how newsgroup thing.
> |Someone else had to find and add them to my outlook or I'd never find
them
> |again. But I'm learning (Or trying to at least). I put the reply under
the
> |original message as someone yelled at me for putting it on top.
>
> Most NGs have a charter
> From Google, choose "Groups"
> then type in the name of the newsgroup [space] charter
>
> A lot of the old-timers don't like top-posting. I do both, depending on
the
> message.
> The other big no-no is posting commercial messages.
>
>
> Rex in Fort Worth