Archive-name: movies/newsgroups-faq
Posting-Frequency: monthly (second Wednesday) to  and , weekly to rec.arts.movies.*
Last-modified: 1997-12-10
Version: 2.1
Posted-to-Newsgroups: all rec.arts.movies.* except .reviews, .announce and .erotica
Follow-up-set-to: rec.arts.movies.misc

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   Where to post in REC.ARTS.MOVIES.* Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

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                  Copyright 1995-1996 by Christine S Ng
                    Copyright 1996-1997 by Lars J Aas


Recent changes (last six months):

97-12-10  *  Rewrote section 2.6 somewhat.

97-10-17  *  Major changes in references to adult movies web sites.

97-10-14  *  Oliver Stone got his own alt.movies.* newsgroup.

97-10-10  *  Updated some old IMDb references.

97-08-27  *  Added alt.movies.sig-weaver to the list (I'm a fan of hers too).


Summary:

This is a guide for posting articles to the rec.arts.movies.* hierarchy.
It summarizes answers to commonly asked questions on how to find the
right groups to post articles in the existing rec.arts.movies.* groups.
It should be read by anyone who wishes to post to any rec.arts.movies.*
newsgroups.

Copies of this article may be obtained by anonymous ftp to rtfm.mit.edu
under < ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet/news.answers/movies/newsgroups-faq >.
This document can also be viewed at :
<http://www.cis.ohio-state.edu/text/faq/usenet/movies/newsgroups-faq/faq.html>
with a web browser.

Comments and suggestions on this FAQ are welcome and should be directed
to Lars J. Aas <lars.aas@idi.ntnu.no>.

This document is compatible with common newsreader digest handling
functionality.

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Section Contents

• News Headers
• TABLE OF CONTENTS
• SECTION ONE : General Information
• (1.1) What movie newsgroups are there?
• Group A :
• Groups B and C
• (1.2) What other general movie-related FAQs/Info that are posted to the some of the movie newsgroups regularly?
• (1.3) What is the standard Netiquette?
• (1.4) If I have something to tell all movie fans, should I crosspost?
• (1.5) What do I do when the thread has evolved into a topic that is no longer appropriate for the newsgroup?
• (1.6) My post fits into two groups? Where should I post it to? [intelligent use of the "follow-up" function when posting]
• (1.7) What should I do if I don't have all the groups in the hierarchy?
• SECTION TWO : Specific guide for posting some common rec.arts.movies.* topics
• (2.1) Where should I ask which movies actor starred in?
• (2.2) Where should I talk about Oscars, Cannes, Sundance or other movie award ceremonies (such as adult-oriented ones)?
• (2.3) When I want to talk about actor in movie , to where should I post it?
• (2.4) How do I decide if a film is current or past?
• (2.5) To which group should I post my personal N Best/Worst films of the year?
• (2.6) I just saw movie in a theatre and I want to make comments about this movie, so that's movie-going, right?
• (2.7) Where do I ask what is a good "first-date" or "Nth-date" movie?
• (2.8) Where do I advertise "Movie Posters For Sale"?
• (2.9) I want to ask about how the special effects of a film was produced. Should I post it to .tech or .production?
• (2.10) What are some of the topics being discussed in .misc?
• (2.11) Where should I compare films of all times?
• (2.12) Where do I ask about availability of movies on video and questions specific to the video versions
• (2.13) Where do movie quote quizzes, trivia contests, etc., belong?
• (2.14) Where does discussion of the rec.arts.movies.* heirarchy itself belong, such as comments/debate on any of the topics
• SECTION THREE : Other movie-related resources outside the Usenet arena
• (3.1) Where are some of the movie-related WWW sites?
• (3.2) What movie mailing-lists are there?
• SECTION FOUR : Hints on how to present your article
• SECTION FIVE: Further reorganization of the rec.arts.movies.* hierarchy
• CLOSING

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