Corey Richardson wrote:
>
> On Thu, 14 Aug 2008 11:58:17 -0500, Sky >
> wrote:
(snips)
> >
> >Corey, hopefully as a helpful suggestion, if you do cross-post an
> >original post, please at least set the "followups to" one particular
> >newsgroup and foreword your original post as such. For example begin
> >your x-posted original post with: "cross-posted to example.newsgroup.a
> >and example.newsgroup.b with followups set to example.newsgroup.a".
> >Some folks, like me, frequent one newsgroup but not the other, and it's
> >no fun inadvertently posting a response to a(ny) newsgroup one does
> >subscribe to.
> >
> >Sky, who's probably eating shoe leather again
>
> Hmm, maybe. But surely if you set the followups, one group of people
> won't see the replies, opinions and discussion?

Yes, but the folks in the "other" newsgroup(s) who won't see the replies
will (most likely) know to look at the "followup to" newsgroup if they
want to and are so inclined.

> As the posts are on-topic and only x-posted to two relevant newsgroups,
> is it really that much of a problem?

I don't subscribe to the 'other' newsgroup, so I'd prefer not to have my
response(s) show up there. Folks wouldn't know me there (not that
that's a big issue). Plus, I'd very much like to notice if an original
post (or response) is x-posted -- I don't always look to see if
something's x-posted (yeah yeah, I should). That way, I can remove the
unsubscribed newsgroup if I have to should the "followups to" not be
set.

> Thank you.

No problemos, and thank you, too

Sky, who only has a few pair of shoes (by choice)

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