> Just surfing around and I stumbled across this post!!  I posted that
> in 1999 - almost 9 years ago!
> Most of the links are ^^%%$# but the info below is a must read &
> REMINDER - it does not hurt to be reminded every now and then.
>
> THE CORE RULES OF NETIQUETTE
>
> 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
>
> Pao
>
> =========================
>
> Subject:        FAQ: Participating in SCL/SCH or any other Newsgroups...
> Date:   1999/10/19
> Author: drpao lexicon.net>
>           Posting History       Post Reply
>
> How to launch yourself into SCL/SCH?
> How does one conduct oneself in SCL/SCH?  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 Guidelineshttp://www.albury.net.au/new-users/rfc1855.txt
>
> 4. THE CORE RULES OF NETIQUETTEhttp://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 Newshttp://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 athttp://www.come.to/schm/
>
> --
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> Pao Saykao
> "A drop of ink can makes thousands think"