Posted by Janet Baraclough on May 22, 2010, 8:44 am
> For detailed information on this newsgroup you are recommended to
> read the charter for uk.rec.gardening at:
> http://www.usenet.org.uk/uk.rec.gardening.html
> There are a number of FAQ files (answers to Frequently Asked
> Questions) which have been put together by the contributors
> to this group and are available at:
> http://www.u-r-g.co.uk/urgfaqs.htm
> If you are new to this group and have a particular question you
> want to ask, do take a look at the FAQs first to see if your
> question has been covered. The FAQs will usually give a more
> comprehensive answer than is possible in a newsgroup article.
> Now a little more information about the aims of uk.rec.gardening,
> which we would ask you to read whether you are new to newsgroups
> or an old hand. Note particularly the request not to post photographs.
> Uk.rec.gardening is based in the British Isles for the discussion
> of gardening within those islands. Some here are quite experienced
> gardeners, others are (or were when they first joined urg) complete
> beginners. It is an unmoderated self-help group and is not owned or
> dominated by anyone.
> If you are a newcomer (newbie) or a "lurker" (someone who reads but
> has so far not posted anything), you are invited to introduce
> yourself (though don't make it a reply to this thread - start a new
> thread). Please do not feel any obligation to do this, but telling us
> a little about yourself and, roughly, where you live, will help those
> trying to answer your questions to give the best advice. Don't be
> afraid of asking a question that you may fear is naive - remember,
> we were all beginners once!
> Sometimes people feel a little disappointed when they don't get an
> answer to a question. There may be several reasons for this, the most
> common ones being (1) no-one has the answer, (2) you didn't give a
> clue in the subject header what your question was about, and (3) for
> some reason the message did not get through. The best thing in the
> last situation is to post the message once more. Urglers do try to
> respond to new posters and no-one is deliberately ignored.
> You may be puzzled by references to "urg" and "urglers". It's simply
> an acronym and means this newsgroup and contributors to it!
> Contributors from outside the British Isles are not discouraged but,
> because this newsgroup is intended to help gardeners in the British
> Isles, it should be remembered that all questions and answers should
> relate to a climate similar to that found in the British Isles. We
> thank you for your cooperation in this.
> Here are one or two pointers to help you if you are not familiar with
> newsgroups:
> (1) NEVER post binaries (photographs or illustrations) in urg. They
> will be cancelled automatically by the Usenet watchdogs! The reason
> is that many will complain about the length of time taken to download
> such files. If you want people to see your photograph then post it on
> your own web page and put a message in urg telling people where to find
> it.
> (2) When you are replying to a message, it's a good idea to edit down
> your quotes (snipping) to the point(s) that you are actually addressing,
> but be sure that you have kept enough in to make it intelligible!
> (3) Think out what you want to say and try to make it as concise as
> possible. A long message in a busy newsgroup runs the risk of losing the
> attention of readers.
> Thank you for reading this and we hope that you will find
> uk.rec.gardening a very helpful forum.
Posted by Derek Turner on May 22, 2010, 11:43 am
On Sat, 22 May 2010 13:44:33 +0100, Janet Baraclough wrote:
>
>
>> For detailed information on this newsgroup you are recommended to read
>> the charter for uk.rec.gardening at:
>
>> http://www.usenet.org.uk/uk.rec.gardening.html
Yes, thanks, someone down there pointed that out to me.
I still think the header should contain the term FAQ. When I join a new
ng that's the search term I use. I can't blame anyone who searches for
the FAQ and misses the 'abc', 'abc' is meaningless in usenet.
Posted by Janet Baraclough on May 22, 2010, 12:15 pm
> On Sat, 22 May 2010 13:44:33 +0100, Janet Baraclough wrote:
> >
> >
> >> For detailed information on this newsgroup you are recommended to read
> >> the charter for uk.rec.gardening at:
> >
> >> http://www.usenet.org.uk/uk.rec.gardening.html
> Yes, thanks, someone down there pointed that out to me.
> I still think the header should contain the term FAQ. When I join a new
> ng that's the search term I use. I can't blame anyone who searches for
> the FAQ and misses the 'abc', 'abc' is meaningless in usenet.
I'm willing to bet more people on usenet know what abc means, than know
what faq means
Janet
Posted by Derek Turner on May 23, 2010, 4:43 am
On Sat, 22 May 2010 17:15:32 +0100, Janet Baraclough wrote:
> I'm willing to bet more people on usenet know what abc means, than know
> what faq means
>
possibly, but if I'm looking for a FAQ I'm not going to put abc in the
search field. ;)
>
> Janet
Posted by Janet Baraclough on May 23, 2010, 7:59 am
> On Sat, 22 May 2010 17:15:32 +0100, Janet Baraclough wrote:
> > I'm willing to bet more people on usenet know what abc means, than know
> > what faq means
> >
> possibly, but if I'm looking for a FAQ I'm not going to put abc in the
> search field. ;)
LOL If you had a clue how to use a search engine you'd have very
easily found the urg faqs for yourself and not needed to ask.
Janet
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> read the charter for uk.rec.gardening at:
> http://www.usenet.org.uk/uk.rec.gardening.html
> There are a number of FAQ files (answers to Frequently Asked
> Questions) which have been put together by the contributors
> to this group and are available at:
> http://www.u-r-g.co.uk/urgfaqs.htm
> If you are new to this group and have a particular question you
> want to ask, do take a look at the FAQs first to see if your
> question has been covered. The FAQs will usually give a more
> comprehensive answer than is possible in a newsgroup article.
> Now a little more information about the aims of uk.rec.gardening,
> which we would ask you to read whether you are new to newsgroups
> or an old hand. Note particularly the request not to post photographs.
> Uk.rec.gardening is based in the British Isles for the discussion
> of gardening within those islands. Some here are quite experienced
> gardeners, others are (or were when they first joined urg) complete
> beginners. It is an unmoderated self-help group and is not owned or
> dominated by anyone.
> If you are a newcomer (newbie) or a "lurker" (someone who reads but
> has so far not posted anything), you are invited to introduce
> yourself (though don't make it a reply to this thread - start a new
> thread). Please do not feel any obligation to do this, but telling us
> a little about yourself and, roughly, where you live, will help those
> trying to answer your questions to give the best advice. Don't be
> afraid of asking a question that you may fear is naive - remember,
> we were all beginners once!
> Sometimes people feel a little disappointed when they don't get an
> answer to a question. There may be several reasons for this, the most
> common ones being (1) no-one has the answer, (2) you didn't give a
> clue in the subject header what your question was about, and (3) for
> some reason the message did not get through. The best thing in the
> last situation is to post the message once more. Urglers do try to
> respond to new posters and no-one is deliberately ignored.
> You may be puzzled by references to "urg" and "urglers". It's simply
> an acronym and means this newsgroup and contributors to it!