Re: ** READ THIS BEFORE POSTING - answers to frequently asked questions 2004.07.15

From: Jeff Cochran (jeff.nospam_at_zina.com)
Date: 07/16/04 

Date: Fri, 16 Jul 2004 12:57:16 GMT

On Thu, 15 Jul 2004 19:42:01 -0700, "JAX" <slipslide@pop.not> wrote:

>You said, "Old-timers usually llok for a FAQ and sometimes a charter before
> posting anything." Most of the posts in newsgroups are not made by "Old
>timers".

And perhaps they too can learn...

Jeff

>"Jeff Cochran" <jeff.nospam@zina.com> wrote in message
>news:40fcf7e5.115515562@msnews.microsoft.com...
>> On Thu, 15 Jul 2004 12:08:46 -0700, "JAX" <slipslide@pop.not> wrote:
>>
>> >I'm happy, except with myself.
>> >
>> >As far as FAQ's being posted here, I maintain that it is futile. The post
>> >will time-out in a day or so and even then, nobody is likely to scroll
>> >through the posts to see it.
>>
>> Ahh... But the beauty is, it gets indexed in Google, and on
>> Microsoft's news server hangs around for months. On the web-based
>> interfaces to the groups it may show for a week or more.
>>
>> Old-timers usually llok for a FAQ and sometimes a charter before
>> posting anything.
>>
>> Jeff
>>
>> >"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"
>> ><lanwench@heybuddy.donotsendme.unsolicitedmail.atyahoo.com> wrote in
>message
>> >news:Od6w4xpaEHA.3596@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>> >> JAX wrote:
>> >> > Hi Karl,
>> >> >
>> >> > Of course I know what "FAQ's" are. I read your subject line as one
>> >> > sentence which registered, to me, as a command to those who do reply
>> >> > to OP's, i.e., "Read this before posting answers to frequently asked
>> >> > questions!" After coming back to the post, I see the hyphen and break
>> >> > from Cap's to lower case letters. My mistake, I apologize for being
>> >> > so harsh.
>> >> >
>> >> > I see that your intention was good, but I'm afraid the effort was
>> >> > futile. Most posters come to the NG's and just start typing without
>> >> > making any effort to find the solution to their problem on their own.
>> >> > Even with a link that answers the question, it takes too much effort,
>> >> > for many, to read and sort out the information they need. Many times,
>> >> > I have read posts where the person said they had "searched all over
>> >> > but couldn't find an answer". When I entered a key word from their
>> >> > post in Google, I got hits on it immediately. Why would that work for
>> >> > me and not for them?(go figure)
>> >>
>> >> You're right - most people don't search first - but the FAQ may help a
>few
>> >> people out and cut down on the number of "how do I stop messenger
>service
>> >> popup" kind of questions.
>> >>
>> >> We all jump the gun in here sometimes and I did a bit of the same
>myself
>> >in
>> >> replying to you, so now everybody shake hands and make nice and be
>happy.
>> >> :-)
>> >>
>> >> >
>> >> > Cheers, JAX
>> >> >
>> >> > "Karl Levinson [x y] mvp" <levinson_k@despammed.com> wrote in message
>> >> > news:OKJj0KmaEHA.716@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
>> >> >>
>> >> >> "JAX" <slipslide@pop.not> wrote in message
>> >> >> news:uHy75qhaEHA.2488@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>> >> >>> What is this, one size fits all? Are you a self proclaimed MVP? Who
>> >> >>> is this addressed to?
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Surely you have heard of a "FAQ," know what they generally do, why
>> >> >> they are beneficial, and why they are often posted in newsgroups?
>> >> >>
>> >> >> I'm only trying to volunteer my time and help. Surely that's a good
>> >> >> thing?
>> >>
>> >>
>> >
>>
>

Relevant Pages
Quantcast