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  • BeeF
    #1

    Etiquette with the newsgroups

    Hello ppl
    I am beggining with VB.net and would like to use this newsgroup to
    supplement my learning.

    Firstly whats the correct etiquette here as this is my first involement with
    newsgroups.

    Is there such a thing as a stupid question? and or is the practise of asking
    first before you have done your own research frowned upon?

    Thanks for any responses to keep me on the dtaight and narrow.

    For all of you who cannot help but lend a hand to us learners, I'll be
    speaking to you all in the near future.



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    • Cor Ligthert [MVP]
      #2
      Re: Etiquette with the newsgroups

      Beef,

      There are no stupid questions, however there is suspected own investigation.

      Others have to learn from the questions. That cannot be with to obvious
      answers.

      There is also expected some basic knowledge of Visual Basic Net because
      otherwise no newsgroup wise communication is in my opinion possible.

      I hope this helps,

      Cor


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        • BeeF
          #3
          Re: Etiquette with the newsgroups

          Many thanks to you both for your responses.
          I hope to gain a lot from this tool and yourselves
          I am collecting interesting posts at a quick rate all ready.


          "Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]" <hirf-spam-me-here@gmx.at> wrote in message
          news:O2CjKsStFH A.2064@TK2MSFTN GP09.phx.gbl...[color=blue]
          > "BeeF" <__BeeF__@yahoo .com> schrieb:[color=green]
          >> I am beggining with VB.net and would like to use this newsgroup to
          >> supplement my learning.[/color]
          >
          > You are welcome!
          >[color=green]
          >> Firstly whats the correct etiquette here as this is my first involement
          >> with newsgroups.[/color]
          >
          > The basic rules are described here:
          >
          > Rules of Conduct
          > <URL:http://www.microsoft.c om/communities/conduct/default.mspx>
          >[color=green]
          >> Is there such a thing as a stupid question? and or is the practise of
          >> asking first before you have done your own research frowned upon?[/color]
          >
          > I strongly recommend to do research /before/ asking. People here have
          > limited time and thus won't be happy if they answer questions the OP could
          > have answered himself.
          >
          > --
          > M S Herfried K. Wagner
          > M V P <URL:http://dotnet.mvps.org/>
          > V B <URL:http://classicvb.org/petition/>[/color]


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            • Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]
              #4
              Re: Etiquette with the newsgroups

              "BeeF" <__BeeF__@yahoo .com> schrieb:[color=blue]
              > I am beggining with VB.net and would like to use this newsgroup to
              > supplement my learning.[/color]

              You are welcome!
              [color=blue]
              > Firstly whats the correct etiquette here as this is my first involement
              > with newsgroups.[/color]

              The basic rules are described here:

              Rules of Conduct
              <URL:http://www.microsoft.c om/communities/conduct/default.mspx>
              [color=blue]
              > Is there such a thing as a stupid question? and or is the practise of
              > asking first before you have done your own research frowned upon?[/color]

              I strongly recommend to do research /before/ asking. People here have
              limited time and thus won't be happy if they answer questions the OP could
              have answered himself.

              --
              M S Herfried K. Wagner
              M V P <URL:http://dotnet.mvps.org/>
              V B <URL:http://classicvb.org/petition/>

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                • Chris Dunaway
                  #5
                  Re: Etiquette with the newsgroups

                  And, please, when posting, trim your posts. I is irritating to see a 2
                  line response to a long post that has the entire original post with it.
                  Let's try to save some bandwidth.

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                    • BeeF
                      #6
                      Re: Etiquette with the newsgroups

                      Many thanks to you both for your responses.
                      I hope to gain a lot from this tool and yourselves
                      I am collecting interesting posts at a quick rate all ready.


                      "Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]" <hirf-spam-me-here@gmx.at> wrote in message
                      news:O2CjKsStFH A.2064@TK2MSFTN GP09.phx.gbl...[color=blue]
                      > "BeeF" <__BeeF__@yahoo .com> schrieb:[color=green]
                      >> I am beggining with VB.net and would like to use this newsgroup to
                      >> supplement my learning.[/color]
                      >
                      > You are welcome!
                      >[color=green]
                      >> Firstly whats the correct etiquette here as this is my first involement
                      >> with newsgroups.[/color]
                      >
                      > The basic rules are described here:
                      >
                      > Rules of Conduct
                      > <URL:http://www.microsoft.c om/communities/conduct/default.mspx>
                      >[color=green]
                      >> Is there such a thing as a stupid question? and or is the practise of
                      >> asking first before you have done your own research frowned upon?[/color]
                      >
                      > I strongly recommend to do research /before/ asking. People here have
                      > limited time and thus won't be happy if they answer questions the OP could
                      > have answered himself.
                      >
                      > --
                      > M S Herfried K. Wagner
                      > M V P <URL:http://dotnet.mvps.org/>
                      > V B <URL:http://classicvb.org/petition/>[/color]


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                        • Al Reid
                          #7
                          Re: Etiquette with the newsgroups

                          "Chris Dunaway" <dunawayc@gmail .com> wrote in message news:1126273189 .734813.276960@ g14g2000cwa.goo glegroups.com.. .[color=blue]
                          > And, please, when posting, trim your posts. I is irritating to see a 2
                          > line response to a long post that has the entire original post with it.
                          > Let's try to save some bandwidth.
                          >[/color]

                          I also find it irritating when everything is clipped such that the reply has no context. Then I have to un-hide the read posts to
                          find out what is being answered.

                          --
                          Al Reid


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                            • Chris Dunaway
                              #8
                              Re: Etiquette with the newsgroups

                              And, please, when posting, trim your posts. I is irritating to see a 2
                              line response to a long post that has the entire original post with it.
                              Let's try to save some bandwidth.

                                Comment

                                • Al Reid
                                  #9
                                  Re: Etiquette with the newsgroups

                                  "Chris Dunaway" <dunawayc@gmail .com> wrote in message news:1126273189 .734813.276960@ g14g2000cwa.goo glegroups.com.. .[color=blue]
                                  > And, please, when posting, trim your posts. I is irritating to see a 2
                                  > line response to a long post that has the entire original post with it.
                                  > Let's try to save some bandwidth.
                                  >[/color]

                                  I also find it irritating when everything is clipped such that the reply has no context. Then I have to un-hide the read posts to
                                  find out what is being answered.

                                  --
                                  Al Reid


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                                    • Chris Dunaway
                                      #10
                                      Re: Etiquette with the newsgroups


                                      Al Reid wrote:
                                      [color=blue]
                                      > I also find it irritating when everything is clipped such that the reply has no context. Then I have to un-hide the read posts to
                                      > find out what is being answered.[/color]

                                      Agreed and point taken!

                                        Comment

                                        • Chris Dunaway
                                          #11
                                          Re: Etiquette with the newsgroups


                                          Al Reid wrote:
                                          [color=blue]
                                          > I also find it irritating when everything is clipped such that the reply has no context. Then I have to un-hide the read posts to
                                          > find out what is being answered.[/color]

                                          Agreed and point taken!

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                                            • BeeF
                                              #12
                                              Re: Etiquette with the newsgroups

                                              Chris,
                                              Have you a problem with your ISP? and bandwidth?
                                              The difference between your post and mine is a whopping 1k
                                              Surely your not going to get annoyed downloading my post. I mean spam posts
                                              of a considerable size would be a pain but I think you MIGHT be overdoing it
                                              with that comment.
                                              But who am I to disagree, if this is the general consensus then fine I will
                                              comply with the view that bandwidth is a primary resource and not getting
                                              the full story behind each post is a waste.

                                              "Chris Dunaway" <dunawayc@gmail .com> wrote in message
                                              news:1126282734 .656271.26440@g 44g2000cwa.goog legroups.com...[color=blue]
                                              >
                                              > Al Reid wrote:
                                              >[color=green]
                                              >> I also find it irritating when everything is clipped such that the reply
                                              >> has no context. Then I have to un-hide the read posts to
                                              >> find out what is being answered.[/color]
                                              >
                                              > Agreed and point taken!
                                              >[/color]


                                                Comment

                                                • BeeF
                                                  #13
                                                  Re: Etiquette with the newsgroups

                                                  Chris,
                                                  Have you a problem with your ISP? and bandwidth?
                                                  The difference between your post and mine is a whopping 1k
                                                  Surely your not going to get annoyed downloading my post. I mean spam posts
                                                  of a considerable size would be a pain but I think you MIGHT be overdoing it
                                                  with that comment.
                                                  But who am I to disagree, if this is the general consensus then fine I will
                                                  comply with the view that bandwidth is a primary resource and not getting
                                                  the full story behind each post is a waste.

                                                  "Chris Dunaway" <dunawayc@gmail .com> wrote in message
                                                  news:1126282734 .656271.26440@g 44g2000cwa.goog legroups.com...[color=blue]
                                                  >
                                                  > Al Reid wrote:
                                                  >[color=green]
                                                  >> I also find it irritating when everything is clipped such that the reply
                                                  >> has no context. Then I have to un-hide the read posts to
                                                  >> find out what is being answered.[/color]
                                                  >
                                                  > Agreed and point taken!
                                                  >[/color]


                                                    Comment

                                                    • Chris Dunaway
                                                      #14
                                                      Re: Etiquette with the newsgroups

                                                      BeeF wrote:[color=blue]
                                                      > Chris,
                                                      > Have you a problem with your ISP? and bandwidth?[/color]

                                                      My bandwidth is fine, but there are still a large number of people who
                                                      still use dialup, or pay by the minute. But, I suppose, it's not a
                                                      huge problem.

                                                        Comment

                                                        • Chris Dunaway
                                                          #15
                                                          Re: Etiquette with the newsgroups

                                                          BeeF wrote:[color=blue]
                                                          > Chris,
                                                          > Have you a problem with your ISP? and bandwidth?[/color]

                                                          My bandwidth is fine, but there are still a large number of people who
                                                          still use dialup, or pay by the minute. But, I suppose, it's not a
                                                          huge problem.

                                                            Comment

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