[colug-432] Posting in Multiple Forums (was Re: Creative Labs SoundBlaster 16 PCI sequencer problems)

[Scott Merrill]

Oh the horror of someone seeking help in venues you frequent!

Show of hands: how many people on COLUG also subscribe to that other
list and saw both posts?

What possible benefit is there to grousing about this multiple posting
other than to make yourself feel important?

I seem to recall another netiquette guideline that says if you can't
help, don't bother replying.

:)

Cheers,
Scott

On Jun 24, 2011, at 7:41 PM, jep200404 at columbus.rr.com wrote:

> On Fri, 24 Jun 2011 10:46:58 -0700 (PDT), Scott Webster Wood <treii28 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>> It's only reasonable to ask obscure issues in multiple places.
>
> That depends on the culture of the forum that one posts to[1].
> There are forums for which posting in multiple forums in a short
> time is frowned upon, and for which the original poster risks
> that knowledgeable readers will avoid responding to upon
> becoming aware of the multiple posts.
>
>   http://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-audio-users/msg78796.html
>   http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.linux.audio.users/74329
>   http://lists.colug.net/pipermail/colug-432/2011-June/000912.html
>
> It is less risky to post to a single forum at a time,
> then wait until the thread in that forum has reached a
> conclusion before posting into another forum.
>
> [1] http://www.excelguru.ca/node/7
>    http://www.n-etiquette.com/forum.htm
>    http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MonroeCoWIFreecycle/
>    https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Netiquette
>    #11 in http://ezinearticles.com/?Twenty-Five-Forum-Posting-Etiquette-Tips
>
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