On Thu, 22 Jan 2015 17:12:22 -0700, harrypitts <noone@anarchyltd.com>
wrote:
>On Thu, 22 Jan 2015 09:45:20 -0700, harryh89@yahoo.com wrote:
>
>>On Sun, 18 Jan 2015 19:26:34 -0600, Old Geek
>><eldergeekenator@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>>On Fri, 16 Jan 2015 12:32:06 -0600, Wink Wink Nudge Nudge
>>><Wink@Nudgenot.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>>After a touch more than a month posting, it has dawned on me that I
>>>>continue to download more than I upload, leaving me in the place of a
>>>>never ending task. This brings me to the question I ask -
>>>>
>>>>1. Are my posts on topic and enjoyable to you?
>>>>2. If yea above, is there any rule advising a lower or same volume as
>>>>my current posting rate (am I breaking any guideline)?
>>>>3. If no to 2, then would anyone object to me increasing the daily
>>>>posting amount - at least for the next 3 years?
>>>>
>>>>Yell here, I'll keep an eye out, and thank you for responing.
>>>>
>>>>WwNn
>>>
>>>Late to the party I guess...
>>>1) Yes, on topic and enjoyable.
>>>2) This is a quote from the Charter:
>>>Do not flood the group. There are a lot of great posters regularly
>>>posting here so huge amounts of data
>>>may get wasted or never viewed if you post too much in one day. Spread
>>>things out a bit and leave some
>>>breathing room. While most now have high bandwidth connections there
>>>is only so much time in a day
>>>and there are many good posters.
>>>
>>>IMHO that does not preclude you from posing in a higher volume if you
>>>wish to do so. Personally I would welcome it.
>>>
>>>3) Please feel free to, as above I would wlecome it.
>>>
>>>Mostly, thanks for sharing.
>>>
>>>EG.
>>
>>"Do not flood the group" references. There once was a time when
>>servers could be 'filled' and older material would be 'shoved out' as
>>one notorious poster (in another group) would attempt. Today most
>>servers reach back to posts nearly two years for binaries and 5+ for
>>text groups. No poster can 'shove out' anybody, although the spammers
>>seem dedicated to trying. Retention is so good that there are some
>>who now use Usenet to back-up their files!
>>
>>For the majority of users, we lack the bandwidth to 'flood the group'.
>>So if Wink decides to share more, I'm happy. I try to download a
>>fraction of what is posted and share (in other groups) some of what I
>>find elsewhere. I look forward to posters sharing what they find, all
>>in the spirt of a dying, yet vibrant Usenet community that most
>>Internet users remain unaware.
>
>I agree with all the previous replies.
>
>Thanks for posting,
>
>Harry
Howdy Harry. Good to see you're still around :)
EG.
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