"Midlife" > wrote:
.. . .
> It seems that there is a pattern that occurs on these 'boards'
> where long-time posters periodically become annoyed by
> newer people bringing up tired, over-done subjects. That's
> totally understandable. But somewhere in the Newsgroup
> etiquette archives there must be something about how to
> discourage that politely.

Good point "Midlife" and I apologize to other readers for my sensitivity on
this point, and to Mr. Bueno.

The issue of the repetitive query on newsgroups (which Google singled out in
the quotation) is very old, and has worn some of us down, and it seems to be
accelerating. Suggestions for gracious handling would be welcome. (I have
searched.) The Lachenmann/Rosenberg FAQ list for this group does recommend
"Respect the readers of the group. / - Try using web resources before
peppering the group with questions." (The problem is not that the tree is
harvested incompletely, but that even the low-hanging fruit isn't picked.)

Max H.