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- From: bj@alpha1.csd.uwm.edu (B J Kuehl)
- Newsgroups: alt.vampyres,alt.answers,news.answers
- Subject: Posting Guidelines for alt.vampyres
- Followup-To: alt.vampyres
- Date: 18 Nov 2003 05:04:51 GMT
- Organization: University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
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- Summary: Posting guidelines for the alt.vampyres newsgroup
- Xref: senator-bedfellow.mit.edu alt.vampyres:129473 alt.answers:70290 news.answers:261768
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- Archive-name: paranormal/vampyres/posting-guidelines
- Posting frequency: monthly
- Copyright: (c) 2001 BJ Kuehl
- Last updated: 16 Jan 2003
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- * Subject: Posting guidelines for alt.vampyres *
- **********************************************************************
-
- The alt.vampyres newsgroup was given Usenet approval and came into
- existence as an unmoderated newsgroup on Sunday, 3 September 1992.
- The file description maintains that the alt.vampyres newsgroup is for:
- Discussion of vampyres and related writings, films, etc.
-
- The whereabouts of the alt.vampyres group charter is currently unknown.
- In the absence of the charter, postings to alt.vampyres should be
- compliant with the alt.vampyres faqs which summarize the newsgroup
- purposes thusly:
-
- 1. Alt.vampyres is for the discussion of vampire lore in any culture,
- ancient or modern.
-
- 2. Alt.vampyres is for the discussion of vampires in fiction, such as
- novels, stories, poetry, comics, movies, and television.
-
- 3. Alt.vampyres is for sharing original vampire fiction.
-
- 4. Alt.vampyres is for the discussion of theories about biology,
- psychology and sociology with respect to the legendary vampire.
-
-
- For discussion about vampire role-playing games, go to:
- alt.games.whitewolf.
-
- For discussing vampires as lifestylers, blood fetishers, or to declare
- yourself a vampire, go to: alt.culture.vampires.
-
- * * * *
-
- The following guidelines are taken from alt.vampyres faqs and from
- actual discussions on the newsgroup. Therefore, they are emphasized
- as particularly relevent for contributions to alt.vampyres:
-
- -Alt.vampyres is a text-only newsgroup. Do not post in HTML. Do not post
- gifs, jpegs, bmps, binaries, etc.
- -Do not make test posts on alt.vampyres (go to alt.test).
- -Frequent or off-topic advertizing is considered spam and may be reported.
- -Do not post someone else's work as your own. This is called 'plagiarism'.
- -No personal attacks or insults (except when troll-bashing).
- -Take to email lengthy private or off-topic discussions.
- -Edit responses to avoid unnecessary inclusions of earlier postings.
- -Edit subject lines as necessary to remain consistent with the topic.
- -Do not post theories and fiction as the Truth unless you can support
- it with factual evidence. If you can't, expect to be challenged.
- -Do your own homework (for help, see www.refdesk.com/homework.html).
-
- * * * * *
-
- Postings to alt.vampyres should be compliant with the standards for
- all material posted to Usenet. The following articles, and others like
- them, may be found in news.announce.newusers [or visit their website at
- http://www.faqs.org/faqs/by-newsgroup/news/news.announce.newusers.html]
- and should be reviewed by all posters new to Usenet and alt.vampyres.
-
- -Welcome to Newsgroups and Usenet.
- -What is Usenet?
- -Rules for Posting to Usenet
- -Answers to Frequently Asked Questions about Usenet
- -A Primer on How to Work with the Usenet Community
- -What Newsgroups are and How They Work
- -Common Questions about Using Newsgroups
- -Emily Postnews Answers Your Questions on Netiquette
-
- General questions about posting to Usenet and using the various
- newsgroups can be posted to news.newusers.questions.
-
- * * * * *
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- obtained at ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet-by-hierachy/alt/vampyres/
- posting-guidelines.
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