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- From: quirk@swcp.com (Taki Kogoma)
- Newsgroups: rec.arts.startrek.misc,rec.arts.startrek.current,rec.arts.startrek.fandom,rec.arts.startrek.tech,alt.startrek.creative,alt.answers,rec.answers,news.answers
- Subject: AN INTRODUCTION TO THE REC.ARTS.STARTREK.* HIERARCHY (Bi-Weekly Posting)
- Followup-To: rec.arts.startrek.misc
- Date: 20 Mar 1998 01:00:08 -0700
- Organization: Nit-Pickers For a Better Tomorow Afternoon
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- Reply-To: quirk@swcp.com (Taki Kogoma)
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- Summary: List of r.a.st.* charters and pointers for keeping things topical
- Keywords: newsgroups, charters
- Xref: senator-bedfellow.mit.edu rec.arts.startrek.misc:131542 rec.arts.startrek.current:342553 rec.arts.startrek.fandom:45477 rec.arts.startrek.tech:100581 alt.startrek.creative:58623 alt.answers:32881 rec.answers:38613 news.answers:125783
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- Archive-name: star-trek/newsgroups-charters
- Last-Modified: 22 Mar 1996
-
- REC.ARTS.STARTREK.* NEWSGROUPS: An introduction.
-
- There are several newsgroups devoted to the discussion of various
- aspects of Star Trek.
-
- * * *
-
- The newsgroup charters from the December '91 CFV which split the
- old rec.arts.startrek newsgroup are:
- ===
- rec.arts.startrek.current (unmoderated)
- Discussion of Star Trek television programs, movies and books aired or
- released for the first time within the past four months, information about
- future programs, movies and books, and speculation of same, if based on
- information still current (such as speculation of cliffhanger resolutions).
-
- rec.arts.startrek.fandom (unmoderated)
- Discussions of conventions, television stations airing Star Trek, news and
- policies from Paramount, and other fan-related issues.
-
- rec.arts.startrek.tech (unmoderated)
- Discussions of Star Trek's depiction of future technology, including warp
- drives, phasers, photon torpedoes, transporters, communicators, turbolifts,
- android technology, medical advances, Geordi's visor, violations of 20th
- century physical laws, etc.
-
- rec.arts.startrek.misc (unmoderated)
- General discussion of Star Trek; topics which are not appropriate for a more
- specific group in the rec.arts.startrek.* hierarchy.
- ===
-
- There is also:
-
- alt.startrek.creative - a forum for original creative works set in the Star
- Trek universe.
-
- In addition, there are two moderated newsgroups in the rec.arts.startrek.*
- hierarchy:
-
- rec.arts.startrek.info - A location where Star Trek-related news (press
- releases, convention reports, episode synopses, etc.) may be found.
-
- rec.arts.startrek.reviews - A location where many of the 'Regular
- Reviewers' submit their reviews of recent episodes, books, etc.
-
- Because the two above newsgroups are moderated, you cannot post directly
- to them; articles are submitted to the moderators who then decide whether
- or not to post. More details are available in those groups.
-
- * * *
-
- To make reading of these newsgroups easier for all persons involved,
- it is strongly recommended that posters consider whether or not articles
- are pertinent to the newsgroup(s) listed in the 'Newsgroups:' line.
- (Most newsreading software arranges for the article header lines to be
- altered either during article composition, or before you post.)
-
- Also, it is strongly advised that, when the items being discussed drift
- from the original topic (as they almost invariably do on Usenet), that
- you consider applying a more appropriate subject and (possibly) moving
- the discussion thread to a more appropriate newsgroup. This is usually
- best accomplished by:
-
- 1) Changing the 'Subject:' line. A common variant is to place the old
- subject in parentheses prefixed by a 'was': e.g.
-
- Subject: William Shatner's hair (was re: Patrick Stewart)
-
- 2) Cross-posting[*] between the newsgroup in which the thread currently
- resides and the more appropriate newsgroup.
-
- 3) Setting the 'Followup-to:' line to the more appropriate newsgroup,
- noting that this has been done in the article text.
-
- [*] Cross-posting involves listing multiple newsgroups on the
- 'Newsgroups:' line, separated by commas without any spaces between
- them. (e.g. 'Newsgroups: rec.arts.startrek.tech,rec.arts.startrek.misc')
-
- * * *
-
- While there is no actual law stating that these topics *must* be
- adhered to, it is considered polite and courteous to keep discussion
- in the appropriate venue. Doing otherwise may invite polite requests
- to move the topic, or, as the case more often is, not-so-polite
- demands that the discussion be terminated.
-
- [NOTE: I am only the person who has volunteered to set up a cron job
- to post this notice every 2 weeks. I have no more authority over
- rec.arts.startrek.* than anyone else, as, except as noted above, it
- is an unmoderated hierarchy. Please do not ask me to post articles
- for you; I am not a posting service. Also, if you are encountering
- difficulties reaching these newsgroups, ask your local support staff;
- they know your system better than I do.]
- --
- Capt. Gym Z. Quirk -- quirk @ swcp.com | "I'll get a life when someone
- (Known to some as Taki Kogoma) | demonstrates that it would be
- Retired 'Secret Master of | superior to what I have now."
- rec.arts.startrek' | -- Gym Quirk
-