SPUG:What lists to cross-post to?
Michael R. Wolf
MichaelRunningWolf at att.net
Thu Jun 12 14:27:47 CDT 2003
Tim Maher <tim at consultix-inc.com> writes:
[...]
> Whaddya all think? Would I be arrested for Spamming, or is this a
> good idea?
Cross-posting is good, excessive cross-posting is bad.
I'd suggest these guidelines:
- spug-list-owner should do all the cross postings. That lessens the
load on others, by centralizing the marketing effort, and makes it
more consistent.
- Encourage folks that are currently posting to put in a good word as
a follow up to the message.
- Creat a great (short, descriptive) header to quickly give folks
enough info to read or delete the message. Essentially:
"SPUG Meeting Announcement for <<00/00>> -- <<Topic goes here>>"
- A whole copy/paste of the 1-2 paragraph meeting announcement and a
URL for further information.
A question I'd ask you would be -- what kinds of announcements would
you welcome on this board? Then "do unto others as you would have
ndone unto you".
I would welcome more announcements on SPUG. If I liked them, I'd
subscribe over there, however. I wouldn't expect to receive all my
info as a a cross-post. A cross-post should only be a teaser to the
real magilla.
As far as groups, how 'bout these (for various reasons)?
pm.org -- general calendar for itinerant IT workers?
array(bio)
LRIG
WSA
WBBA
ACM
PHP User Group
Python User Group
Java User Group
Data Base User Groups (Oracle, Informix, MySQL, DB2)
bioperl
www.perl.org -> perl.daily.news
(any google search yeilding SPUG or these cross-posted groups)
Some may accept a cross-posting, but some will have a closed door
policy toward announcing outside meetings.
--
Michael R. Wolf
All mammals learn by playing!
MichaelRunningWolf at att.net
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