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Posted by Hugo Kornelis on 02/01/06 00:30
On Mon, 30 Jan 2006 18:05:31 -0800, DeepDiver wrote:
>"Hugo Kornelis" <hugo@perFact.REMOVETHIS.info> wrote in message
>news:p07tt11n3h6huub163im1i4bmdg2qcp3v2@4ax.com...
>> On Mon, 30 Jan 2006 01:49:09 -0800, DeepDiver wrote:
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>> (snip)
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>> Replied in public.microsoft.sqlserver.programming.
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>> Please ask your questions in one group only. And if you really feel that
>> it is necessary to post to two groups, use a cross-post, not two
>> seperate messages.
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>
>My apologies. My impression from other newsgroups was that cross-posting is
>discouraged (if not shunned).
Hi Michael,
It is. That's why my first advise was to post to one single group.
But the exception to this rule is if a question really "falls between"
two groups (for instance, you get unexpected results when querying SQL
Server from your .NET application and don't even know where to begin
looking - that kind of question can be posted to a SQL Server group and
a .NET group). In those cases, crossposting is allowed.
My comment, though, was about multiposting (posting independent copies
of a message to different groups). Your own post is a great example of
why: some comments are posted in .programming by Patrik, Brian and me;
Joe Celko, probably unaware of this, posts his thoughts here. Et voila,
we now have two discussions about the same subject; some participants
won't know what is already advised in the other discussion; others have
to go through more trouble to follow both tracks of the discussion.
> Some newsgroup participants consider
>cross-posting akin to newsgroup spamming.
I reserve the word "spamming" for EXCESSIVE cross-posting.
Posting to two groups is sometimes valid. Posting to three is very rare.
Posting to four or more is either a complete Usenet newbie, or a troll
or spammer.
> That was the reason I posted my
>question separately. In any case, I appreciate your response in the
>public.microsoft.sqlserver.programming newsgroup, and will reply on topic
>there.
I'm looking forward for your reply there!
--
Hugo Kornelis, SQL Server MVP
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