If you're going to follow up the post, its usually best to edit those other groups out. Send them to the misc.test or alt.test groups instead. You get automatic acknowledgements, that way, and it saves you being murdered in a variety of interesting ways. One exception here is Spoiler space. Apart from being viewed on various machines, your posts will get quoted, so space is needed to fit the quoting symbols in.
Uppercase indicates shouting.
It's worth noting that what used to be EFNet has now split into two seperate networks, IRCnet and EFnet. Something which you may not be aware of is the monthly awards ceremony that goes on peacefully in darkened corners of the group. At the end of each month, Epideme will re-post all the nominations he has received, giving each a number. Mail him again, telling him which number post you think is best. Details of how to subscribe are on the website.