Posted by sam on 11/11/05 15:48

I started this thread and it is not about cross-posting.
It is about: How to get your question answered quickly

> OK, so why don't we all cross-post to all the groups? Because then all
> groups would be the same, that's why.

What are you talking about ?
Calm down your fantasy.
Have you ever seen one cross-posted to ALL the groups ?????

> Cross-posting is an evil because when it is used, it is almost always
> abused. There is usually some idiot with a question about JavaScript,
> cross-posting to a number of PHP and MySQL and ASP groups, or some berk
> with a really simple question posting to a group for advanced php
> professionals, or a little message "i want learn php will ur helping
> soon urgent reply plz now" sent to 30+ groups.

Yes, Cross-posting is not good, BUT
If you feel that it is necessary to cross-post, do it.
Do you think that my post fells in the category of abuse?

> If I see the same message in 2 or more groups, I assume that it has
> been sent everywhere, might well be already answered by someone posting
> just to one group, and so I ignore it, and anything else I notice by
> the same author.

I think that you are talking about multi-posting.
I agree. One should NEVER NEVER multi-post

> There is a place for cross-posting, to be sure. If I had a problem
> specific to using mysql in a php environment, then posting to the most
> appropriate php group and an appropriate mysql group seems in order (if
> I can't find a php/mysql group). If there is a (non-advertising)
> announcement regarding PHP in general and you are the only person to
> know about it, them tell everyone - no problem.

I agree, +100%

> And if someone DOES cross-post, then often the replies aren't
> cross-posted, so you can (literally) lose the thread.

Yes, and I'm SORRY about not putting a Followup-To field in the
header of my post, so I can't lose the thread and to prevent people
from cross-posting.

Regards,
Sam

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