From: rnr%vector0.UUCP@sactoh0.SAC.CA.US ()
Newsgroups: alt.rock-n-roll,alt.rock-n-roll.metal,alt.rock-n-roll.metal.heavy
Subject: [ADMIN]: alt.rock-n-roll.* FRT (Frequently Rerehashed Threads)
Date: Wed, 15 Apr 92 11:46:51 PDT
Followup-To: poster
Organization: Vector Zero




     This is a Frequently Re-rehashed Threads posting for
alt.rock-n-roll.*    Before posting to this newsgroup read
and abide by the techniques within.

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Where to post?

     Here is a posting guideline which everyone should follow.
When posting about a band, post to the correct group or you
should expect to be flamed.

     alt.rock-n-roll:              Classic rock or generic guitar rock
          Elvis
          Led Zeppelin
          Pink Floyd
      *>  Def Leppard
          Poison (and derivitives)
          Black Crowes (and bluesy derivities)
      *>  Rush
          Queensryche
          NO: AcDc
          NO: Guns & Roses
          NO: Metallica

     alt.rock-n-roll.metal:        Harder Rock with a HARD metallic sound
          Nirvana
      *>  Guns & Roses
          NO: Def Leppard
          NO: AcDc
          NO: Metallica

     alt.rock-n-roll.metal.heavy   Speed, Death, & Thrash
          Slayer
          Soundgarden
          Metal Church
          Pantera
          Real Man's Bands (tm)
          NO: Metallica
          NO: Def Leppard
          NO: Guns & Roses

     alt.rock-n-roll.metallica     Metallica posts ONLY!
          Metallica
          NO: anyone else

     alt.rock-n-roll.acdc          AcDc posts ONLY!
          AcDc
          NO: anyone else

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Why not create alt.rock-n-roll.<my.favorite.band>?
Why not create alt.rock-n-roll.<my.style.of.music>?

     Look at alt.rnr.metallica and alt.rnr.acdc.  These
aren't excuses to create a new newsgroup.  .acdc hasn't
seen a post since it's creation.  .metallica has no
discussion at all.  Would you like to see alt.rnr.abba?
     Mailing lists are better served for this purpose.
They have higher signal-to-noise ratios and a wealth of
information.
     Splitting a group doesn't necessarily help anything.
There will still be flame wars and twit postings to the
group.  No matter where you go, you'll have to put up with
PSU.

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Who are Sauron, Maple and xxx?

     Hmm, maybe all the same person.  These are basically
net.personalities which have nothing better to do than
make themselves sound tough electronically.  Usually they
say they are "saving" the newsgroup from 'posers', but
in actuality they stifle discussion.  Just like the annoying
bully in your 3rd grade class, the best thing to do is
to ignore them.  And NEVER followup to their posts.
     Occasionally, a user somewhere will forget to log out
and walk away from his terminal.  Someone else will sit down
at it and write a nice lengthy message about how they LOVE
WARRANT AS THE GODS OF METAL in alt.rnr.metal.heavy.  Do
you actually think anyone would do this on purpose?  Ignore
such postings.

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Just my $0.02!

     If a post has this phrase somewhere in it (readers
may find it useful to scan to the end of the post for
this key phrase) the post can be safely IGNORED.  It
only holds some useless opinions some self-esteemless
netter felt he had to get off his chest.  NEVER
followup to such a post with an assent or a flame.
You're wasting your time and the time of others
who have to skip *your* posting.  If you feel that
*you* need to get some feelings off *your* chest, and
can't afford a shrink, try email.

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What is alt.rock-n-roll.* for?

     alt.rnr is NOT for casual posting.  People PAY MONEY
for your posts.  Please respect the fact that your stupid
silly innane joke is pennies out of someone's pocket.
     alt.rnr is for MUSICAL discussion.  Who cares about
Religion?  Racism?  Genderism?  Poserism?  Which groups
you hate?  How much Rush sucks?  What other people like
to call Guns & Roses?  People want to talk music.  Shut up.
     alt.rnr is NOT for posting 10 line .signatures.  Most
news software truncates .signatures to 4 lines for a reason.
     alt.rnr DOES sometimes have dripping satirical posts.
After reading a post if you feel complete contempt for the
poster, consider this before you followup: Is the poster
serious?  Is the poster named Suaron or Maple?  Did the
post come from PSU [a college known as a source for
annoying netters]?

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End of alt.rock-n-roll FRT


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