From: macman@bernina.ethz.ch (Danny Schwendener)
Subject: rec.scouting FAQ  #0: Welcome to rec.scouting
Followup-To: poster
Organization: Pfadi Glockenhof, 8001 Zurich, Switzerland
Date: Mon, 4 Jan 1993 03:14:39 GMT
Expires: Wed, 17 Feb 1993 03:14:33 GMT

Archive-name: scouting/0_introduction
Last-Modified: 1992/12/24

Welcome to rec.scouting, the newsgroup for boy and girl scouts, 
cub scouts, venturers, rovers, scout leaders and all people 
interested in scouting, worldwide.

In this group, we discuss issues relevant to scouting activities,
and the administration of scout units, sollicit advice from other 
netters on what to do in certain situations, and generally seek and 
provide support and encouragement with respect to scouting.

This is a group intended for both scouts and leaders. Although 
postings from leaders predominate, scouts and cub scout groups are 
encouraged to use this group to exchange ideas and to set up a 
contact with other groups in other places around the world.

This document introduces new readers to the prefered Etiquette 
for rec.scouting and to the compilation of files of Frequently Asked 
Questions (FAQ). 

If you have a useful item that hasn't been included in this FAQ,
please do all of us the favour. Write it up and post it on 
rec.scouting. Drop me a copy too to make sure that I include it 
in this file.


This file is in digested format, like all rec.scouting FAQ files.
If you're using nn as newsreader, type 'G %" to split the digest into 
individual postings. In bn or rn, typing control-G should cause the 
reader to skip to the next posting within this file.


-- Danny Schwendener         macman@bernina.ethz.ch
   Wolfsmeute Nidau/Glockenhof, Sihlstr. 33, CH-8001 Zurich, Switzerland
   m.h.c. Troop 14, San Francisco

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From: macman@bernina.ethz.ch (Danny Schwendener)
Subject: Etiquette Guidelines


                *** ETIQUETTE GUIDELINES ***

Most of the guidelines here are the same as in news.announce.newusers.  
However, they bear repeating from time to time.

o   Please do not "flame" (insult) anyone in this newsgroup.  
    Flames belong in private mail.  Discussions will naturally
    bring disagreements, however, rebuttals should always be made
    in a rational, logical and mature manner in public.  

o  rec.scouting has a strong worldwide scope. Many readers are 
   outside of your country and will not understand terms which are 
   proper to your own scouting organization. Please keep this in mind 
   when setting up an article or a reply and include some basic 
   background information so that everyone can understand.
   
o  Please limit the amount of material included from previous
   postings as much as possible, and try to be concise.  
   However, make sure that you include enough of the original
   post so as to make your follow-up sensible.  
   
o  Please re-edit your Subject and Newsgroup lines before sending
   a follow-up. Replies in the third round rarely have a direct
   relation to the original subject.

o  The bottom line: post intelligently, and make this newsgroup 
   worthwile to read through.

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From: macman@bernina.ethz.ch (Danny Schwendener)
Subject: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) Compendium


Rec.Scouting has a compendium of answers to frequently asked questions.
As for all FAQ files, the idea is to free Usenet from cyclic issues
and give room to new topics.

The answers have been grouped into different files according to their
topic. There are currently eight FAQ files available:

#0: Introduction to Rec.Scouting and to the FAQ files (this file)
#1: Skits, Yells & Creative Campfires
#2: Scouting around the World
#3: Games (split into two parts for size reasons)
#4: Unit Administration
#5: Silk Screen Techniques
#6: Cub Scout Leader Hints
#7: Fund Raising Ideas

The FAQ files are posted in regular intervals (one file every three
or four days) on rec.scouting and news.answers. They can also be
retrieved through anonymous FTP from ural.ethz.ch (path: rec.scouting/).

If you think that an important topic has not been covered by the current
FAQ set yet, please let me know.