In article <3128878F.6…@werple.mira.net.au>, Steven Reddie <s…@werple.mira.net.au> writes:
|> Sorry for the shouting.
|>
|> Could we please stop cross-posting (yes I know I just did it
|> as well). I think that most of us probably read most of the
|> sci.electronics.* hierachy anyway, so why read the same messages
|> half a dozen or more times.
|>
|> Each of these groups has a certain charter, so is it too much to
|> ask to keep posts in there relevant groups. For example, I’ve
|> seen posts in sci.electronics.cad asking for info on repairing
|> electronics equipment. Those post would be better off in
|> sci.electronics.repair (though they were there as well, it’s
|> just that they were posted to all sci.electronics.* groups).
|>
|> I hope that we can cut down the duplication of messages since it
|> would make this service much more productive.
|>
|> Thanks,
|>
|> Steven
|>
|> P.S. Can any flames be sent to my mail-box and not these
|> newsgroups. We may as well avoid clutter as much as possible.
NO, WE CAN’T *STOP* CROSSPOSTING, but it could be cut down.
I used to read sci.electronics religiously for a few years. A couple of
years ago, there was a lengthy discussion about splitting it. I was
adamantly opposed to splitting, and my biggest reason was that since every
electronics question could not fit neatly into one of seven catagories, you
would have a tremendous amount of crossposting. And I was right, if I do
say so myself.
I recently re-subscribed to several sci.electronics.* groups to ask a question.
My question concerned mouse protocols. I crossposted it to .design, .equipment
and .misc because my question could easily fit into any one of those catagories
and I wanted to ensure that it got the largest possible audience that may be
able to answer it. No, I didn’t post to .cad, .repair, .basics or .components,
because, except for possibly .components, my question certainly did not fit these
groups. But I did find it necessary to do some crossposting.
Well, I’ll just go ahead and get it over with. I TOLD YOU SO!!!!
Randy Casciola
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