... <r...@cybersheet.com> wrote: To any newbie here. Pay attention. Once you begin ... the noisemakers in this group. Any newbie should look at the threads of ..., compare those threads with the stated topic of this newsgroup. Since this is ... posted is remotely close to on-topic. Threats against other posters, updates on ...," none of this is on-topic for ASF. So, yes, please do ...

Hi! I'm interested in programming, more specifically game programming. Thus DirectX would soon become a topic of interest. However, I wonder if you could point me towards some helpful web sites or books with lots of "easy-to-understand" tutorials covering basic DirectX use. I don't want any advanced topics yet, just the basics. I'm sure many of you have found good material over time, and...

..., Sharon T G Westfall wrote: My main advice to newbies is... jump in, talk about someting, start a ...as it pertains to stuff about Hawaii, it's on topic. If you want to see what we've talked ... In fact if it wasn't for the tropic topic, none of the "Inouye" postings alone yield on the ... no other way to obtain a screen full of topics in this newsgroup. The methods above require you to ...

... to follow it, Heh... ain't that the truth... nobody ever follows me either.. <g> My main advice to newbies is... jump in, talk about someting, start a new subject if you like. As long as it pertains to stuff about Hawaii, it's on topic. If you want to see what we've talked about before, Google Groups Advance Search is your friend.

...think trying to establish a complicated sub-topic protocol in this group may even intimdate newbies from posting. They're probably already ...just a participant. This is really a topic description. But if you want to ... posters is small is that some topics could be like 8 months old. ... establishing anything mandatory, because once a topic is established for any posting, then...

...be a good thing to try-- especially for newbies since they may not be aware of... they may just be interested in one topic or have a narrow question. The subject ... we'll have about eight to ten topics for about 60 postings. I don't ... think trying to establish a complicated sub-topic protocol in this group may even intimdate newbies from posting. They're probably already intimdated ...

... out by telling others to add (topics) to Subject titles to group discussions ...message. Yes. I think that tropic topicing may be a good thing to try-- especially for newbies since they may not be aware of the full range of topics that this ng has addressed. OR... may just be interested in one topic or have a narrow question. The... but it may not if the topic or question is very narrow. After...

... heading "Inouye". The difference is the topic "Obama Campaign". To find all the postings ...for the string "Inouye" rather than the topic. How would you re-state the sentence...not worth the effort to have tropic topics in this ng. But we can try... that it's of value for newbies. Perhaps I should have also noted to... postings in the thread have a topic associated with the text in the ...

.... Let's hope that others can figure out this example. Otherwise, it's not worth the effort to have tropic topics in this ng. But we can try it another month. I think that it's of value for newbies. Perhaps I should have also noted to sort the thread in chronological order in index update message? The threading structure ...

... subject heading "Inouye". The difference is the topic "Obama Campaign". To find all the postings to the ...select messages for the string "Inouye" rather than the topic. How would you re-state the sentence? Glad ...it's not worth the effort to have tropic topics in this ng. But we can try it another.... I think that it's of value for newbies. Perhaps I should have also noted to sort the...