Sensible crossposting

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Douglas Richardson

Sensible crossposting

Legg inn av Douglas Richardson » 15 nov 2007 00:23:16

On Nov 13, 6:47 pm, t...@clearwire.net wrote:
< On Nov 13, 5:19 pm, "D. Spencer Hines" <pant...@excelsior.com>
wrote:
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taf, Todd A. Farmerie, The Illiterate strikes again...

In the throes of another hissy fit.

< To Mr. Richardson. Before you chime in with another snide 'me too'
< post in response to this, note that the poster has decided his
< contribution is also appropriate for the newsgroup:
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< alt.binaries.pictures.erotica.interracial
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< Setting aside what this reveals about the USENET activities of the
< poster (his mother must be so proud), you may wish to reevaluate his
< choice before you respond.
<
< taf

When I respond to any poster, I try to remove offensive newsgroups
from crossposted items that have no obvious reason for being
included. Conversely, I occasionally add extra newsgroups to my
response if that is deemed appropriate. This is sensible crossposting
which is both encouraged and supported by Google.

In this instance, I have chosen to post to one newsgroup. That is my
right. It's called free speech.

Best always, Douglas Richardson, Salt Lake City, Utah

Gjest

Re: Sensible crossposting

Legg inn av Gjest » 15 nov 2007 02:23:01

On Nov 14, 3:23 pm, Douglas Richardson <royalances...@msn.com> wrote:

When I respond to any poster, I try to remove offensive newsgroups
from crossposted items that have no obvious reason for being
included. Conversely, I occasionally add extra newsgroups to my
response if that is deemed appropriate. This is sensible crossposting

This is self-centered self-promotion that risks the health of the
newsgroup.


which is both encouraged and supported by Google.


Google does not encourage crossposting, they simply provide a
mechanism by which it can be done. That has no bearing on the
appropriateness of the action. Ability and propriety are separate
concepts.


In this instance, I have chosen to post to one newsgroup. That is my
right. It's called free speech.

It is free speech to walk into a synagogue and give the Heil Hitler
salute. That doesn't make it appropriate. It is free speech for a
construction worker to wolf-whistle at every passing female, but that
doesn't make it appropriate. A functional community involves a
balance between personal rights and respect for others. If your
exercise of free rights diminishes the atmosphere for others, then it
is selfishness to insist that your every whim takes precedence,
particularly when the community standards have existed long before you
stumbled in.

A post is on-topic in the most relevant group [singlular]. An off-
topic post (one to a group other than that most relevant) is an
imposition on the readers of that group, and has a demonstrated
propensity to be impose on the most relevant group as well. Pretend
what you will, you are flouting the rules of USENET and this group,
solely to satisfy your own ego.

taf

Don Stone

Re: Sensible crossposting

Legg inn av Don Stone » 15 nov 2007 05:52:57

Douglas Richardson wrote:
When I respond to any poster, I try to remove offensive newsgroups
from crossposted items that have no obvious reason for being
included. Conversely, I occasionally add extra newsgroups to my
response if that is deemed appropriate.

Doug,

When you crosspost, you automatically lose some readers: those who
filter out all crossposts. (Readers who don't want to waste time
dealing with messages about terrible British food, for example.)

-- Don Stone

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