On Sun, 27 Aug 2000 11:44:54 -0500, Chris Huff <chr### [at] maccom>
wrote:

>In article <39a92035@news.povray.org>, "IMBJR" <imb### [at] imbjrcom> wrote:
>
>> My advice is never auto-download, you never know what you will pick up.
>
>Telling people do things *your* way just so you can post what you want 
>seems a little...arrogant. Sorry.

I see you are unfamilar with the difference between "advice" (which is
what I gave) and "telling people to do things *your* way" (which is an
order). If I seem to wish to influence people's use of this service,
it is merely to help them with their time/money budgets; and if this
group is not about giving advice and/or help (as someone else stated
it was) then smack my legs for giving it.

>
>
>> Then why is it a binaries newsgroup? That's for images.
>
>It is a binaries newsgroup so people can post images. People post images 
>so they can recieve help, show certain techniques they have developed, 

Mmm, there's that help ethos I was guilty of transgressing up above.

>occasionally demonstrate bug reports, or show their work. Again quoting 
>from two of the official announcements in p.a.f-a-q:
>
>"*Images Group
>  If you want opinions on an image you are working on we have a binaries
>image group where you can post an image for critique and get suggestions
>from other POV-Ray users. This is one of our most popular groups.
>[please read the announcement on posting guidelines for this group]"

Mmm, a binaries groups with extensions! Excellent, though of course
not stated as manditory for the sender or receiver.

>
>and:
>
>"First we would like to remind all of our visitors that this news
>server exists first and foremost to offer online support for the
>users of POV-Ray. We do this by allowing peer support between users
>of the program,  sometimes through direct support from POV-Team
>members themselves, or by way of the POV-Ray Technical Assistance
>Group. Any other use of this news server is secondary to this goal."

Well, it seems I can stand somewhat corrected as to the intent of the
server. It's just that general experience of binaries groups seems to
point to them being for exhibition, and that's the way I've always
used them. Well, people, have at my work if you must!

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