From: dlin@weber.ucsd.edu (Diane Lin)
Newsgroups: misc.kids
Subject: Rewriting Etiquette Guidelines--Please Read
Date: 26 Jan 1993 23:01:04 GMT
Organization: University of California, San Diego
Distribution: world
NNTP-Posting-Host: weber.ucsd.edu
Summary: etiquette revisions, seeking input
Keywords: etiquette, rewrite


It has been suggested that the Etiquette Guidelines which are posted
as part of the bi-monthly "Welcome to Misc.kids/FAQ File Index"
article be rewritten and expanded.  I am therefore including a draft
of the revision for comments and suggestions.  Please feel free to
e-mail me your suggestions or post them as you see fit.  I am hoping
to finish all revisions by the time of the next posting of the
"Welcome" article (Feb. 1).  So, if you have anything to say, please
do so quickly.  Thanks.

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		*** 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 respond via e-mail whenever possible; if the
   original poster was soliciting advice/information, s/he should
   post a summary to the net.  This helps cut down on net traffic.

o  Please read all follow-ups before posting one of your own;
   in many cases, someone else has already covered the same point.

o  Please limit the amount of material included from previous
   postings as much as possible, and try to be concise.  Certainly,
   .signatures should be excised.  Remember that most of the audience 
   for misc.kids are busy parents.  However, please make sure you 
   include enough of the original article so as to make your follow-up 
   sensible.  (For example, follow-ups such as "I totally agree!" with 
   no material included from the previous article make no sense at all, 
   due to the nature of news readers.)

o  Please watch your attributions carefully; avoid misquotes and 
   misconstructions.  

o  Please avoid cross-postings to other newsgroups unless you are
   absolutely sure there is relevance to the other group(s).  There
   is usually nothing that will spark a flame war faster than to 
   cross-post an article to groups such as soc.men, soc.women, or 
   alt.sex.  If you feel you must cross-post or respond to
   a cross-posting, please delete misc.kids from the
   Newsgroups line as soon as the relevance to this
   newsgroup disappears.

o  Please check your Subject line carefully!  If you are starting a
   new thread, do not use the standard follow-up command.  (If you
   aren't sure about how to post a new article, read some help
   articles, or read news.announce.newusers (strongly recommended
   reading for any new netter anyway).)  Similarly, if you want folks
   to read your article, and especially, if you want people to offer
   advice/comments, tailor your Subject line accordingly.  This is a
   very busy newsgroup, and Subject lines that are vague might not
   catch the eye of the very people who might have something to
   offer.  For example, if you have questions about breastfeeding 
   and sibling rivalry, please take the time to write two separate 
   articles with appropriate Subject lines.

o  While there is a newsgroup (alt.kids-talk) for non-adults to
   participate in, comments from children and teens are very welcome
   in this newsgroup.

o  Please refrain from name-calling, tantrums or other hysterics--
   we get enough of that from our children :-).
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-- 
Diane C. Lin			"Live now; make *now* always the
dlin@weber.ucsd.edu	         most precious time.  Now will 
(Dylan's mom, 2 years)	 	 never come again." (ST:TNG)
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