"Curly Sue" > wrote in message
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> On Sun, 17 Jul 2005 12:19:48 -0400, "Mary" > wrote:
>
> >"jmcquown" > wrote in message
> ...
> <snip>
>
> >> **********************************************
> >>
> >> Let's show them what "clique-y-ness" is all about! Killfile the
trolls.
> >> Please do not respond to the cross-posts. They are not interested in
food
> >> or food related questions, they just want to stir up a bunch more shit
and
> >> now drag this group into the mix. Grrrrrr.
> >>
> >> **********************************************
> >
> >All of our posts have been on-topic, Jill. When you post about cooking
> >in rpca, why not bring in the rec.cooking people? What is the harm?
> >
>
> Mary,
>
> It would be better to not include rpca when you post recipes to rfc.
> One problem is that when you cross-post, the replies go to both groups
> unless the responders pay attention to where the posts are going. I
> don't like it when I find out that my post has gone somewhere I didn't
> intend because someone has cross-posted without notifiying people.
> Despite the fact that my furry "people" run the show around here, I
> don't have the inclination to participate in cat newsgroups.
>
> Thread drift often occurs and it's bad enough when it happens to one
> group but there is no need to multiply it by including other groups.
>
> Cross-posting is done only for the convenience of the poster, to
> enable him/her to monitor the subject without having to check each
> group individually. But it's not beneficial to anyone else.
>

Thank you for your opinion. I must say, though, that I have frequently
benefited from information coming from other groups, and cross-posted
into whatever group I am reading. In fact, it has happened in the last
24 hours, with regard to pressure cooking. But thanks, Curly Sue! There
is room for everyone's opinions. That's the beauty of Usenet.

Do you have any cats?