Re: [tlug] "TLUG, Meet Husi, Husi, Meet TLUG"

[Edward Middleton <edward@example.com>]

Mark Sargent wrote:
>> Which is one of the several reasons that cross-posting is generally
>> frowned upon, c.f. Rule #3 in Godwin's Fine Document:
>>
>> http://linux.sgms-centre.com/misc/netiquette.php
>>
>> -Josh
>>  
>>
>>     
> *****
> By cross-posting your question to every list you know of, the chances 
> are that several people, usually the very "gurus" on whom you rely for 
> information, will see your message as many times as there are lists to 
> which you posted your question. By the time they've deleted the fourth 
> copy of the message they're going to start being thoroughly annoyed and 
> will most likely disregard your question and move on. This is /not/ what 
> you wanted, is it?
> *****
>
> Hi All,
>
> I think that this is terribly outdated. There are so many different 
> GURUS out there now, and a lot who DO NOT visit a vast majority of other 
> lists/forums etc. For excample, I may post here, and the Fedora 
> List/CentOS, and perhaps an online one, www.dslreports.com(UNIX) area, 
> to get to the bottom of an answer. How many people here, actually 
> frequent those lists too. Sure, some may, but, I bet many don't. Anyway, 
> hope this doesn't become a flame war, just wanted to express a view. Cheers
The problem is not using more then one mailing list, which is fine.
Cross posting is spaming across a number of mailing lists, because you
couldn't be bothered working out which one was appropriate.

This explanations is trying to put it in terms of "how it is in your
best interests not to cross post", because some people couldn't give a
*** about anyone but themselves, so wasting some else's time answering a
question that they already found the answer to might not be enough of a
reason.

Edward