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Re: Cross-Posting [message #184191 is a reply to message #184189] Sat, 14 December 2013 22:36 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
Jerry Stuckle is currently offline  Jerry Stuckle
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On 12/14/2013 5:25 PM, Christoph Michael Becker wrote:
> Jerry Stuckle wrote:
>
>> On 12/14/2013 3:57 PM, Christoph Michael Becker wrote:
>>> Jerry Stuckle wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 12/14/2013 1:55 PM, Christoph Michael Becker wrote:
>>>> >
>>>> > And please do not cross-post.
>>>>
>>>> Actually, cross-posting is the PREFERRED way of posting to multiple
>>>> (appropriate) newsgroups. Multi-posting is frowned upon, though.
>>>
>>> However, asking a question in multiple newsgroups might easily lead to
>>> separate discussions even when the OP was *cross*-posted, what is not
>>> preferable, IMHO. And as I do not prefer to (cross-)post to newsgroups
>>> which I am not subscribed to, because I might miss an important reply,
>>> my reply already has split the discussion.
>>>
>>
>> Yes, because YOU changed the posting newsgroup. Don't change list of
>> newsgroups being cross-posted to.
>>
>> Whether YOU prefer it or not is immaterial. It is the accepted practice
>> on Usenet. A good description can be found at
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crossposting.
>
> My apologies -- I wasn't aware that changing the list of newsgroups
> being cross-posted to is frowned upon. Thanks for pointing that out. :)
>

It's not - if you're removing newsgroups which are no longer appropriate
(possibly because of the changing nature of the discussion).

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