"Phred" > wrote

> While true in theory, it doesn't work like that in practice. Not only
> is there a huge amount of totally irrelevant traffic in r.f.c, my
> observation is that if you're not part of the established clique you
> tend to be ignored. (And I hasten to add that you are in fact one of
> the not very many who *do* respond to "outsiders"; and I thank you
> for your interest in some of the queries I have raised, for example.)

It's funny to me, because I always see people here trying to help
out 'newcomers' ... I do see where people 'know' each other and
of course they seem more familiar, but if someone new comes in
and asks a question or whatever, they usually get a response.

Of course, if the first post is WHAT IS THIS I THOUGHT THIS
WAS A COOKING NEWSGROUP!!! the response might not
be what they were looking for (laugh). I don't really see a clique.
Perhaps it's the old forest/trees thing.

nancy