What is Usenet for?

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On Dec 24, 11:57 am, "Edward Dolan" wrote:
Newbies are like fish to us sharks. They come unto Usenet all
unsuspecting of what horrors await them. If they are smart, they soon
catch on and enjoy the humor of it.

A new guest should be treated like a new guest.

There is no humor in being a dork.

Don't feed the troll. He is, as he has ably demonstrated, lacking in humour,
wit, intelligence and grace. He adds nothing to the sum of human knowledge.
Don't pander to his sad little ego by responding to him. If we all ignore
him, he'll go away (and as 95% of us have killfiled him already, even if he
doesn't go away no-one will know).

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