Usenet Etiquette
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The Bincancel FAQ - Explains why one should not post huge binaries to non-binary newsgroups.
Dear Emily Postnews - Satirical questions and answers on how to act on Usenet.
How do I quote correctly in Usenet? - About attribution, quoting, answering, quotation marks and quoting other resources.
How Not to Look Like an Idiot on Usenet - A list of 16 rules for basic Usenet postings is provided.
Internet Trolls - People who delight in upsetting other Internet users are known as 'trolls'. This article examines the phenomenon.
A Primer on How to Work with the Usenet Community - Provides a list of things to remember when posting to Usenet groups.
Rules for Posting to Usenet - Offers an discussion of what, and how, to post to newsgroups.
The Seven Don'ts of Usenet - Gives a list of behaviours to be avoided when posting to Usenet groups, as well as links to expand on each item.
Why Ask Questions in Public? - Briefly explains advantages of asking technical questions in public rather than e-mailing them directly to a group member. Written and placed in the public domain by Russ Allbery.
Why is Bottom-posting better than Top-posting? - Short lesson by A. Smit and H.W. de Haan explaining how threaded conversations such as found on Usenet are adversely affected by those who "top post" instead of "bottom post" their replies. Help build the largest human-edited directory on the web.