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this is a good general rule. If you
find an article offensive, consider taking it up with the person
directly, or ignoring it. Learn about "kill files" in your newsreader,
and other techniques for ignoring people whose postings you find
offensive.
Be Careful What You Say About Others.
Please remember -- you read netnews; so do as many as 3,000,000 other
people. This group quite possibly includes your boss, your friend's
boss, your girl friend's brother's best friend and one of your
father's beer buddies. Information posted on the net can come back
to haunt you or the person you are talking about.
Think twice before you post personal information about yourself or
others. This applies especially strongly to groups like soc.singles
and alt.sex but even postings in groups like talk.politics.misc have
included information about the personal life of third parties that
could get them into serious trouble if it got into the wrong hands.
Be Brief.
Never say in ten words what you can say in fewer. Say it succinctly and
it will have a greater impact. Remember that the longer you make your
article, the fewer people will bother to read it.
Your Postings Reflect Upon You -- Be Proud of Them.
Most people on Usenet will know you only by what you say and how well you
say it. They may someday be your co-workers or frie
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