Very well put. That should be in a FAQ for FAQ maintainers somewhere.
(We all have that hammer, and are always looking for nails. :-)
> Probably the best single opportunity to get a global policy
> followed is to infiltrate the "newusers" propaganda stream with
> the algorithm
>
> Check the FAQ before you ask the Newsgroup.
> Ask the Newsgroup if that didn't answer your question.
I do my part, right in the header:
Summary: read me before posting to comp.software.testing
If only they'd read *that* far.
-Danny