Wally,
I am certainly not eager to annoy any of the generous posters in these
NGs. Your feedback has me wanting clarification on etiquette.
There are not many posters who contribute in one or more other
newsgroups without sharing in a.b.mp3.audiobooks. But there are a few.
I want to get those folks' attention as well when my ears are itching
for a particular title.
Forte Agent 7.20 is my newsreader. When I make a request I put . . .
alt.binaries.mp3.audiobooks,alt.binaries.audiobooks,alt.binaries.sounds.audiobooks,alt.binaries.sounds.audiobooks.repost,alt.binaries.mp3.audiobooks.highspeed,alt.binaries.mp3.audiobooks.repost
. . . in the 'Newsgroups' field.
When I 'Get new headers from desk,' all the NG folders in the desk are
updated. With my settings I see my message as 'new' only in the
highest relevant folder. If I look in my other audiobook NG folders
the post is there, but 'marked read' (black text instead of red). It
had been my understanding this has been considered acceptable in the
past.
Likewise, some uploaders post to multiple NGs. A feathered character
and a Star Fleet officer come to mind. When I find those 'marked as
read' headers it takes a moment to delete them, but I'm just pleased
such contributors are sharing.
What has been considered poor form is to compose separate, identical,
new requests in additional audiobook newsgroups. When someone does
this the requests are interpreted as discrete, and Agent shows each
message is 'marked as unread.' I agree this is unwelcome.
Other shows of bad manners are multiple requests for the same title
over a brief period of time, and not checking the spelling of an
author's name or the book title. I try to limit repeat requests to no
more than once per month.
It has been a long time since I've seen a FAQ for a.b.mp3.audiobooks.
I'm not volunteering, but perhaps it is time for a revised edition. I
do remember a time when some presumably anal retentive types would
have squawked about uploading RARed and other archives instead of
individual MP3s, cover art, info and SFVs or PAR2s. It has never
bothered yours truly.
I hope to have been clear in explaining why I've been doing things in
a certain manner. If this is unacceptable I'll consider changing my
ways. I look forward to your response.
>A friendly suggestion. Posting a request in this group is sufficient.
>Posting it in however other groups is way overkill. One more time and
>I'll add you to my killfilters and never see another one. I don't
>like seeing the same request 10 (or however many) times.
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