Steve Hayes wrote:
>
> Let me recap:
>
> Dick Chambers asked, in alt.usage.english, about reading books by C.S.
Lewis,
> and whether it would be best to start with the Narnia books or something
else.
>
> I cross-posted a reply to alt.books.cs-kewis and a couple of other
places
> because I thought there would be people there who could give him the
kind of
> information he was looking for. That's one of the advantages of Usenet,
and
> one of the advantages of cross-posting: you can draw on the wisdom and
> expertise of people in other newsgroups where relevant in a particular
thread,
> but in other threads that are specific to the group concerned, you don't
have
> to do so, and be bored by topics you aren't interested in.
>
> While cross-posting is sometimes abused by spammers, it does have a
proper
> use, and if used judiciously can enhance discussion by drawing on other
> peoples' expertise.
>
> Of course while we've been arguing about the order in which they should
be
> read, Dick Chambers has probably had to read all of them. Perhaps he
could now
> bring the discussion to a close by saying which order he read them in,
and how
> much he enjoyed them.
>
Actually I wasn't even thinking of this particluar thread but if you
note the invective that has popped up you can see why we would prefer
to avoid it. Even though we have discussed some pretty emotional
subjects here; war, abortion, proselytizing, etc. we work hard to avoid
showing a lack of respect for the other person and their ideas. Other
ng's are not so fortunate, we would just as soon avoid that sort of
thing (If I may take the liberty of speaking for the group) It might be
more productive to just refer someone here if you think there might be
helpful information they can gain.
Daryl
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