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Newsgroups: microsoft.public.scripting.vbscript, microsoft.public.dotnet.general, microsoft.public.dotnet.framework
From: "Kevin Spencer" <u...@ftc.gov>
Date: Wed, 4 Oct 2006 06:24:47 -0400
Local: Wed, Oct 4 2006 6:24 am
Subject: Re: An argument (okay a debate) with a developer
> This is incorrect. Minimal cross-posting is in fact fine. The original And *that* is all opinion. While I gave logical reasons for my counsel, you > poster should monitor all newsgroups to which they posted, since of course > someone may reply while trimming the Newsgroups: field. But assuming one > is not putting off-topic newsgroups in the Newsgroups: field, > cross-posting can be a very effective means of addressing a > broader-but-still-relevant audience than a single newsgroup offers. simply stated opinions as if they were facts, without any logical reasons to support them. Furthermore, *I* am not asking for advice. How is your criticism helpful ? In addition, I notice that you never did help the OP. I gave the OP a > The only time I mind answering questions that have already been answered Perhaps you have plenty of spare time. Mine is worth a good bit of money, > elsewhere is when it turns out I'm a clueless dolt and the other answer > exposes my ignorance. :) and I have very little to spare. And I don't believe that your opinion is representative of the majority of experts who participate in these newsgroups out of a sense of social conscience. > Finally, forgive me if I find just a little amusing the situation of a Someone else's email address? Well, I suppose you must be a clueless dolt. > person lecturing on netiquette while posting articles using someone else's > email address, a very egregious violation of netiquette. That is the US Federal Trade Commission's SPAM email address (http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2002/02/eileenspam1.htm). As you may read in the referenced web page, that address is specifically for the purpose of forwarding SPAM. I see that you disguise your email address to prevent SPAMmers from sending you SPAM. I go one step better. I let SPAMmers send it directly to the FTC. If you had Googled the email address, you would have found this out before you embarassed yourself publicly. -- Kevin Spencer If the Truth hurts, wear it. > "Kevin Spencer" <u...@ftc.gov> wrote in message
> news:e4kxdRx5GHA.4592@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... >> [...] >> Which brings me to my final point: Cross-posting to multiple newsgroups >> is not considered good netiquette, and is likely to result in your not >> being able to find any answers, since the answers will not necessarily be >> posted to all of the newsgroups you posted to > This is incorrect. Minimal cross-posting is in fact fine. The original >> and people who help others (such as myself) do not like answering > The alternative to cross-posting is posting to only a single newsgroup, in > The only time I mind answering questions that have already been answered > Finally, forgive me if I find just a little amusing the situation of a > Pete You must Sign in before you can post messages.
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