On Sat, 24 Sep 2016 22:37:55 +0000, J. Roeleveld wrote:

> >Does anyone else yearn for the good old days of usenet and the "lurk
> >for
> >seven days" rule? Or did my laser eye surgery involve an excessive
> >amount
> >of rose tinting? ;-)  
> 
> I actually don't remember that rule. But when simply following the
> netiquette guidelines, it was really simple to get quick, friendly and
> helpful responses.

It was part of netiquette, at least in the areas of usenet that I
inhabited, that you lurked for seven days after joining a group and only
posted once you were aware of the conventions and people involved.


-- 
Neil Bothwick

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