Path: csiph.com!v102.xanadu-bbs.net!xanadu-bbs.net!feeder.erje.net!eu.feeder.erje.net!news-1.dfn.de!news.dfn.de!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: RS Wood Newsgroups: comp.misc Subject: Re: Slashcott enters second week ? Date: 18 Feb 2014 07:12:35 GMT Lines: 19 Message-ID: References: <4459-10476@usenet.squte.com> < 87bny55m6p.fsf@elektro.pacujo.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: individual.net B8g0rD3N4Ylz9nfhXEJLVAjaC6B4vaRVlH7szDNiDo/e9LzJE3 Cancel-Lock: sha1:Xn9oWw7XyTygVUD1+8CneT2+EVo= User-Agent: PhoNews/1.1.1 (Android) In-Reply-To: Xref: csiph.com comp.misc:519 On 2/18/14 12:08 AM, 2phar wrote: >On Tue, 18 Feb 2014 01:55:26 +0200, Marko Rauhamaa wrote: > >> "tdk" : >> >>>> We need more people to start reading the group. >>> One way of doing that is to cross-post to any relevant groups. >>> Cross-posting is often used by trolls, so you have to make sure it is >>> relevant to both groups and to be on the safe side have 2 groups max, >>> or you'll get flamed. Some of the questions about news readers could >>> usefully be x-posted to news.software.readers, for instance. >> How about, instead of crossposting, simply posting a note on other active newsgroups to let other Usenet denizens that comp.misc is alive and kicking and come join us? Once you get hooked reading a certain group it is hard to be aware of what is happening elsewhere.