Re: (Cross-posting vs Spam) Re: TAF without RAC or OPS
From: Daniel Morgan <damorgan_at_x.washington.edu>
Date: Sat, 03 Jan 2004 00:28:26 -0800
Message-ID: <1073118419.639088_at_yasure>
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> I'd like to interject. Daniel, crossposting is fine, as long as
> the multiple groups are relevant. It isn't clear that, for this
> thread, all the groups are relevant but the OP did not "post the
> exact same message to multiple usenet groups". He crossposted.
> Posting the exact same message to multiple usenet groups is
> spamming. That is, no matter what the intentions, frowned upon.
> Crossposting is a way to include more than one group in the
> conversation. This can be quite powerful sometimes, but in this
> particular case, the OP seemingly wasn't trying to be judicious.
>
Date: Sat, 03 Jan 2004 00:28:26 -0800
Message-ID: <1073118419.639088_at_yasure>
Galen Boyer wrote:
> On Fri, 02 Jan 2004, damorgan_at_x.washington.edu wrote:
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>>However my understanding is that you anger just about everyone >>when you post the exact same message to multiple usenet >>groups. Please don't do that again. Lets try to ignore the >>postings to c.d.o. and c.d.o.misc and just respond in >>c.d.o.server where the message belongs.
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> I'd like to interject. Daniel, crossposting is fine, as long as
> the multiple groups are relevant. It isn't clear that, for this
> thread, all the groups are relevant but the OP did not "post the
> exact same message to multiple usenet groups". He crossposted.
> Posting the exact same message to multiple usenet groups is
> spamming. That is, no matter what the intentions, frowned upon.
> Crossposting is a way to include more than one group in the
> conversation. This can be quite powerful sometimes, but in this
> particular case, the OP seemingly wasn't trying to be judicious.
>
So lets stop doing it and let the c.d.o. and c.d.o.misc threads die.
Thanks.
-- Daniel Morgan http://www.outreach.washington.edu/ext/certificates/oad/oad_crs.asp http://www.outreach.washington.edu/ext/certificates/aoa/aoa_crs.asp damorgan_at_x.washington.edu (replace 'x' with a 'u' to reply)Received on Sat Jan 03 2004 - 09:28:26 CET