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How to launch yourself into SCL?
How does one conduct oneself in SCL? What are the Do and DON'T?
Here is an extract from the FAQ (which will form part of the SCL Page).
The starting point is to learn about some of the essential background information about any of the Newsgroups AND stick to the Internet Netiquette Guidelines and the charter of that particular Newsgroup.
Here are some of the essential links:
1. Starting from here:
http://www.faqs.org/faqs/usenet/primer/part1/
Summary of Things to Remember - (about participating in SCL):
Never forget that the person on the other side is human.
Don't blame system admins for their users' behavior.
Never assume that a person is speaking for their organization. Be careful what you say about others.
Be brief.
Your postings reflect upon you; be proud of them.
Use descriptive titles
Think about your audience.
Be careful with humor and sarcasm.
Only post a message once.
Please rotate material with questionable content.
Summarize what you are following up.
Use mail, don't post a follow-up.
Read all follow-ups and don't repeat what has already been said. Check your return e-mail address and expect responses.
Double-check follow-up newsgroups and distributions.
Be careful about copyrights and licenses.
Cite appropriate references.
When summarizing, summarize.
Mark or rotate answers or spoilers.
Spelling flames considered harmful.
Don't overdo signatures.
Limit line length and avoid control characters.
Do not use Usenet as a resource for homework assignments. Do not use Usenet as an advertising medium.
Avoid posting to multiple newsgroups.
2. Study the Rule of Posting to Newsgroup:
http://www.faqs.org/faqs/usenet/posting-rules/part1/
3.. Netiquette Guidelines
http://www.albury.net.au/new-users/rfc1855.txt
4. THE CORE RULES OF NETIQUETTE
http://www.albion.com/netiquette/corerules.html
Rule 1: Remember the Human factor.
Rule 2: Adhere to the same standards of behavior online that you follow in real life
Rule 3: Know where you are in cyberspace
Rule 4: Respect other people's time and bandwidth
Rule 5: Make yourself look good online
Rule 6: Share expert knowledge
Rule 7: Help keep flame wars under control
Rule 8: Respect other people's privacy
Rule 9: Don't abuse your power
Rule 10: Be forgiving of other people's mistakes
5. Understand what is Usenet News
http://www.cs.indiana.edu/docproject/zen/zen-1.0_6.html#SEC44
6. If any one is new, this is good place to begin:
Usenet Info Center Launch Pad.
http://metalab.unc.edu/usenet-i/home.html
Especially the "Usenet Help":
http://metalab.unc.edu/usenet-i/usenet-help.html
7. Finally... before posting any topic... it is easy to do a "Search" thru the many archives.. eg Deaj.com ( http://www.deja.com/ ). Many
topics have been discussed before and archived somewhere (for SCH, all postings are available thru the SCH Homepage at http://www.come.to/schm/
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Pao Saykao
"A drop of ink can makes thousands think"
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