Changes to A Primer on How to Work With the Usenet Community

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Date: Tue, 01 Jul 1986 04:23

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! Newsgroups: net.announce.newusers
  Expires: 40days

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  Original-from: chuq@sun.COM (Chuq Von Rospach)
! [Most recent change: 14 October 1984 by spaf]
  

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  Original-from: chuq@sun.COM (Chuq Von Rospach)
! [Most recent change: 19 June 1986 by weemba@brahms.uucp]
  
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    humor or satire, it is safer to remind people that you are being funny.
  

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    humor or satire, it is safer to remind people that you are being funny.
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+   But also be aware that quite frequently satire is posted without any
+   explicit indications.  If an article outrages you strongly, you
+   should ask yourself if it just may have been unmarked satire.
+   Several self-proclaimed connoisseurs refuse to use smiley faces, so
+   take heed or you may make a temporary net.fool of yourself.

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