Path: spln!lex!extra.newsguy.com!lotsanews.com!cyclone1.gnilink.net!chi1.webusenet.com!news.webusenet.com!feed.tor.primus.ca!news.primus.ca!53ab2750!not-for-mail Newsgroups: news.answers Subject: [canada.atlantic.general/hfx.general/ns.general] FAQ 2003-05-09 From: "Robert J.N. Speirs" abuse-to: speirs@primus.ca administrative-comment: speirs@primus.ca Approved: speirs@primus.ca authenticated-ip: primus.ca authenticated-sender: speirs@primus.ca complaints-to: speirs@primus.ca Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" disposition-notification-to: "Robert J.N. 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Speirs expires: 2003-05-09 last-modified: 2003-05-09 maintainer: "Robert J.N. Speirs" posting-frequency: monthly URL: n/a FAQ: can.atlantic.general, hfx.general, ns.general (2003-05-09) editor: "Robert J.N. Speirs" 1: What is a FAQ? FAQ means "frequently asked questions". 2: What is the purpose of this FAQ? The purpose of this FAQ is to: - acquaint readers with the newsgroups and their conventions. - eliminate the duplication of posted articles. - establish standards and orderliness. - improve the efficiency of searches. 3: Why has only one FAQ been written for can.atlantic.general, hfx.general and ns.general, instead of a separate FAQ for each newsgroup? Can.atlantic.general, hfx.general and ns.general are closely related, and, therefore, separate FAQs would be insufficient to aid participants. 4: can.atlantic.general 4.1: Which types of articles may I post to hfx.general? Articles of a serious and sincere nature that discuss entities, events, organizations, subjects, topics, institutions, that directly pertain to the atlantic provinces [ New Brunswick (NB), Newfoundland & Labrador (NL), Nova Scotia (NS), Prince Edward Island (PE) ], Canada, and are mostly of interest to residents of the atlantic provinces may be posted to can.atlantic.general. 4.2: May I cross-post to can.atlantic.general and any other newsgroups? No, definitely not. One reason why this FAQ was written was to eliminate the duplication of posted articles to both hfx.general and other newsgroups. There is no need to cross-post and spam the rest of Usenet. 5: hfx.general 5.1: Which types of articles may I post to hfx.general? Articles of a serious and sincere nature that discuss entities, events, organizations, subjects, topics, institutions, that directly pertain to Halifax/Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM), and are mostly of interest to individuals of Halifax may be posted to hfx.general. 5.2: May I cross-post to hfx.general and any other newsgroups? No, definitely not. One reason why this FAQ was written was to eliminate the duplication of posted articles to both hfx.general and other newsgroups. There is no need to cross-post and spam the rest of Usenet. 6: ns.general 6.1: Which types of articles may I post to ns.general? Any article may be posted to ns.general, as long as it does not pertain almost exclusively to Halifax/HRM. NS.general is an anything-goes/free-for-all newsgroup. Post whatever you wish, with the obvious exception of Halifax/HRM-specific/libelous articles. 6.2: Should I post articles to ns.general? How is ns.general different from hfx.general? That is your decision, but be forewarned. NS.general is very different from hfx.general. Unlike hfx.general, ns.general tends to be neither serious nor sincere. NS.general is an infamous and notorious den that is infested with net-kooks/loonies who participate in nonsensical and unorthodox discussions ( flames, insults, humour, lampoon, libel, satire ), and enjoy insulting people and trolling without reason nor justification -- sometimes humourous, yet, unfortunately, very disgusting -- myself excluded, of course. Do you not believe what you read in NS.general -- very little text is actually true. You have been forewarned, so be careful. To simplify matters, think of hfx.general as that, hfx.general; but think of ns.general as ns.chat, ns.tasteless, etc. 6.3: May I cross-post to ns.general and any other newsgroups? Yes. Feel free to cross-post to ns.general and any other newsgroups. 7: can.atlantic.general, hfx.general, ns.general 7.1: May I cross-post to post can.atlantic.general, hfx.general and ns.general? No, definitely not. The main reason that this FAQ was written was to eliminate the duplication of posted articles to both hfx.general and ns.general. These newsgroups serve the same readership, and therefore, for the respect of readers' time and convenience, it is requested that you do not cross-post, and abuse the resources of Usenet. Abusers of this rule shall receive polite reminders to comply. 7.2: What are examples of inappropriate/off-topic/unacceptable articles to either can.atlantic.general, hfx.general or ns.general? - advertisements for chain-letter/income-opportunity/multi-level/ pyramid schemes - advertisements for escort services - advertisements for fortune-telling, psychic/tarot card readings - advertisements for pornography - articles posted via anonymous servers - binaries - HTML files - obscenities/profanity (abusers' ISPs will receive complaints) - personal advertisements 7.3: Which formats may I post to can.atlantic.general, hfx.general or ns.general? You may post only ASCII plain text to HTML. Other formats such as binaries, BMP/GIF/JPGs, file attachments, HTML, WAVs are not permitted. Post pointerst to URLs instead. 7.4: How should my article appear? There is no rule, except that the format must be ASCII text and unneeded usage of uppercase is inadvisable. It is often difficult to read, and is consider obnoxious. When quoting text, please re-post the minimal about of text to aid your new article, and ensure that text does not extend beyond margins. The duplication of articles in Usenet is already a problem. Let us not add to it. 7.5: How should my subject-header appear? There is no rule, but, for the sake of consideration and thoughtfulness, the subject-header should be very descriptive of the content of the article. Do not post a follow-up article ignoring the subject-header and posting just any text. It is very confusing for all readers. 7.6: How long will my article appear? There is no rule, but state only what must be stated. Be succinct. 7.7: Are posted articles via anonymous servers permitted in can.atlantic.general, hfx.general or ns.general? No. Everyone is encourage to ignore articles that have been posted via anonymous servers. Follow-up articles shall include text similar to "...article posted via anonymous ... do not feed the troll ...", etc, to aid people who are less familiar with the idiosyncracies and peculiarities of Usenet. 7.8: Instead of following these rules, why do you not create can.atlantic.general.moderated, hfx.general.moderated or ns.general.moderated? It is a well known fact that Usenet does not need another duplicate newsgroup, a newsgroup that differs in status alone. There are already too many irrelevant and unused newsgroups. Adding more newsgroups serves only to add to the administrative and bureaucratic nightmare. 8: frequency of distribution of FAQ This FAQ shall be posted, by the editor, whenever warranted by modifications, otherwise monthly. 9: definitions article = message/notice posted to public newsgroup can.atlantic.general = general newsgroup for atlantic provinces, Canada FAQ = frequently asked questions hfx.general = general newsgroup for Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM), Nova Scotia (NS), Canada HRM = Halifax Regionality Municipality, Nova Scotia (NS), Canada ns.general = anything-goes/free-for-all intended for residents of Nova Scotia (NS), Canada 10: addendum/closing note Constructive contributions are invited, and shall be given the utmost attention. For more information about FAQs, visit http://faqs.org/.