If I Ran the Zoo. . .

If I Ran the Zoo. . .
with apologies to Dr. Seuss. . .

These are some of my favority types of posts:

Info about unique Freeware apps for special tasks
User info and comments about Freeware programs
[Update] updates of Freeware programs
[Ann] posts about new Freeware programs

What are yours?

If I Ran the ACF Newgroup. . .
The kind of posts/threads I would have are:

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Susan
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"Susan Bugher" <whoisebugher@kvi.net> wrote in message
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> If I Ran the ACF Newgroup. . .
> The kind of posts/threads I would have are:

1. NAMING CONVENTIONS!!!

e.g. [AVU] [ANN] [UPD] (or [Program Update]) [REQ] [HELP]

Would make it much easier for everyone IMHO.


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On Wed, 09 Feb 2005 12:43:50 -0500, Susan Bugher
<whoisebugher@kvi.net> wrote:

>If I Ran the ACF Newgroup. . .
>The kind of posts/threads I would have are:

I thought you did

If I ran the zoo....
I'd like to see posts about:

1. unique freeware applications
2. good freeware sites (other than pricelessware)

What do the naming conventions mean?
[AVU]?
[ANN]?
[UPD]?
[PING]?

coolchinchilla

"coolchinchilla" <coolchinchilla@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> What do the naming conventions mean?
> [AVU]?

Antivirus update (application, utility or signature files)

> [ANN]?

Announcement (meant for new programs)

> [UPD]?

Program update

> [PING]?

errr.... exactly what it says (used when you want to "ping" (contact)
someone on the newsgroup).

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Steven Burn
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Keeping it FREE!

coolchinchilla <coolchinchilla@yahoo.com> wrote in
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> If I ran the zoo....
> I'd like to see posts about:
>
> 1. unique freeware applications
> 2. good freeware sites (other than pricelessware)
>
> What do the naming conventions mean?
> [AVU]?

Anti-virus update

> [ANN]?

Announcement

> [UPD]?

Update

> [PING]?

Used to get someone's attention.

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Mike
Sorry, no quote today.

Douglas wrote:
> On Wed, 09 Feb 2005 12:43:50 -0500, Susan Bugher
> <whoisebugher@kvi.net> wrote:

>>If I Ran the ACF Newgroup. . .

> I thought you did

I think it's more the other way around. . .

Susan
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On 09 Feb 2005, Susan Bugher wrote

> If I Ran the Zoo. . .
> with apologies to Dr. Seuss. . .
>
> These are some of my favority types of posts:
>
> Info about unique Freeware apps for special tasks
> User info and comments about Freeware programs
> [Update] updates of Freeware programs
> [Ann] posts about new Freeware programs
>
> What are yours?
>
> If I Ran the ACF Newgroup. . .
> The kind of posts/threads I would have are:
>
> 1. Lots of Tramp's sort of "non-install" programs.

Big fan of one-file wonders, me.

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Harvey

"Steven Burn" <somewhere@in-time.invalid> wrote in message
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> "Susan Bugher" <whoisebugher@kvi.net> wrote in message
> news:110kip8rk985ee2@corp.supernews.com...
> > If I Ran the ACF Newgroup. . .
> > The kind of posts/threads I would have are:
>
> 1. NAMING CONVENTIONS!!!
>
> e.g. [AVU] [ANN] [UPD] (or [Program Update]) [REQ] [HELP]
>
> Would make it much easier for everyone IMHO.

Don't forget [SPAM] and [BABYA]

DG.

On Wed, 09 Feb 2005 16:32:27 -0500, Susan Bugher
<whoisebugher@kvi.net> wrote:

>I think it's more the other way around. . .

I stand corrected.