This article is from the Spell/Hex FAQ, by cat cat@luckymojo.com with numerous contributions by others.
Newcomers to usenet newsgroups ("newbies") often fail to
understand that these are discussion groups, not sources of
free goodies. People who post to a newsgroup only to ask for
information to be sent to them via email are sometimes thought
of by usenet regulars as "parasitic posters" and are said to
"post and run." If you want to learn from and meet other
people who regularly read and post to the group, please
stick around and participate.
Likewise, if you ask for and receive advice or spells in the
newsgroup, it is courteous to reply with a "thank you."
 
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