Could someone tell me which is the best newsgroup to post to. uk diy or free.uk.diy.home
many thanks and Happy New Year
Which newsgroup
Jan 01, 2004
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What the hell kind of a stupid question is that?? Especially when posted to uk.d-i-y...
Why don't you have a good read of both groups, and decide for yourself.
uk.d-i-y, but you can crosspost and cover both.
I guess that after that idiot spammer posted his off topic mail harvesting scam to this group recently many people are now killing all crossposted articles so they don't see the rubbish that resulted from that post.
FWIW, I kill all articles crossposted to any "free" group.
No, I'm always this intolerant of stupid questions (I'm equally intolerant of top posting - learn to post).
There are "natural pratts" and there are "hostile pratts". Grunff is "dual qualified".
Is it just me or have we just acquired a whole bunch of clueless newbies for the new year?
*waves*
I'm hoping to absorb DIY skills by osmosis. In reality, I'm just going to have to give things a try, f*ck them up, and learn from mistakes, right?
Just ask away Ben, there are helpful people here on nearly every facet of DIY. However, we might not know much about motorcycles or be able to advise you on the wisdom of following West Ham United!
Bob
I have to admit to having sympathy with Grunff's initial answer. It *was* a rather unintelligent question. What answer would *you* expect if you walked into a BMW showroom and asked "Which is best, BMW or Mercedes?"
It usually takes the people who got a PC for Christmas longer than this to find Usenet.
Please do not top post;
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But there wasn't one to give, anyone with half a brain would have just asked a 'DIY' question and see what the response was, it's not as though the OP was asking his original (which group should I post to) question in 'uk.net.beginners' or some such group !
I don't know enough to ask any questions yet! But I will, when the time comes - thanks.
lol
Please do not top post;
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That list gets longer every time - superb!
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