How often to post?

Edward Reid (ed@titipu.resun.com)
Tue, 14 Jun 94 23:12:44 EDT(-0400)

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I've assumed from the beginning that posting my FAQ monthly would be
adequate -- that most sites would respect the Expires: and that new
subscribers to the newsgroup would be able to find it. Most suggestions
seem to imply that monthly postings are reasonable.

But I've nonetheless been seeing a lot of "where's the FAQ" postings. This
-- misc.health.diabetes -- is a moderate-traffic group, about 15-20
articles/day. And in browsing news.answers, I see that a lot of FAQs are
being posted more frequently.

I suppose the main drawbacks to posting more often are the additional, if
small, insult on net bandwidth, and some added inconvenience at sites that
don't respect Supersedes: (for example, AOL).

Are there significant advantages to posting more often?

Does it cut down on the number of requests posted?

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