newsgroup v news-list

[John Schultz]

On Sun, 28 Nov 1993, Jim choate wrote:
> Why should how long I have been on the list have anything to do with what I
> can contribute?
> 
> Why should I wait a month to figure it out experimentaly when I can ask a
> couple of questions now, race up the learning curve, and move on to othe
> more important agendas.
<snip>
> I personaly find the idea that a person has to 'earn' the right to make a
> statement on a mail-list or newsgroup as counter-free speech. I oppose your
> view.

It's general netiquette to hang around for a couple weeks on a list to see
how it operates, what topics are covered, etc. before jumping in with both
feet.

John Schultz
jschultz at bigcat.missouri.edu