Article 14108 of rec.photo.equipment.35mm:
Path: senator-bedfellow.mit.edu!bloom-beacon.mit.edu!news.kei.com!newsfeed.internetmci.com!news.msfc.nasa.gov!sgigate.sgi.com!swrinde!tank.news.pipex.net!pipex!lade.news.pipex.net!pipex!news00.sunet.se!sunic!news99.sunet.se!news.rccn.net!morgana.mat.uc.pt!morgana.mat.uc.pt!not-for-mail
From: rps@morgana.mat.uc.pt (Rui Pedro Mendes Salgueiro)
Newsgroups: rec.photo.misc,rec.photo.darkroom,rec.photo.marketplace,rec.photo.digital,rec.photo.equipment.35mm,rec.photo.equipment.large-format,rec.photo.equipment.medium-format,rec.photo.equipment.misc,rec.photo.film+labs,rec.photo.technique.art,rec.photo.technique.misc,rec.photo.technique.nature,rec.photo.technique.people
Subject: HOW DO I DECIDE WHERE TO POST IN THE REC.PHOTO NEWSGROUPS
Supersedes: <19960331175801@gnu.mat.uc.pt>
Followup-To: rec.photo.misc
Date: 7 Apr 1996 17:58:02 +0100
Organization: Universidade de Coimbra
Lines: 79
Expires: 21 Apr 1996 16:58:02 GMT
Message-ID: <19960407175801@gnu.mat.uc.pt>
References: <19960331175801@gnu.mat.uc.pt>
NNTP-Posting-Host: morgana.mat.uc.pt
Xref: senator-bedfellow.mit.edu rec.photo.misc:39012 rec.photo.darkroom:19750 rec.photo.marketplace:36392 rec.photo.digital:3789 rec.photo.equipment.35mm:14108 rec.photo.equipment.large-format:3060 rec.photo.equipment.medium-format:3928 rec.photo.equipment.misc:3120 rec.photo.film+labs:2587 rec.photo.technique.art:1150 rec.photo.technique.misc:1499 rec.photo.technique.nature:2167 rec.photo.technique.people:1799


How do I decide where to post (in the rec.photo.* hierachy) ?

This is a very brief guide to posting in the new rec.photo hierarchy. It's
not a substitute for reading the group charters, but it's a lot shorter.
When in doubt, read the group charters (http://www2.cybernex.net/~eos/).
Also don't forget to read the FAQs
	http://www4.ncsu.edu/unity/users/j/jnweg/html/

[0] Is the posting a binary image file (JPEG, GIF etc)?
If so, don't post it. Binary postings are not permitted in the rec groups,
including the rec.photo groups. Check out the alt.binaries.pictures groups.

[1] Is the posting an advertisment for a business or service?
If so, then DON'T POST IT! The group charters all explicitly prohibit
commercial advertising.

[2] Are you selling a an item of *personal* used equipment related to
photography, or are you looking to buy such equipment?
If so, then post in rec.photo.marketplace.

[3] Is the post about darkroom work? That includes any *non-digital*
item of darkroom equipment or any (chemical) darkroom technique
If so, post in rec.photo.darkroom

[4] Is the post about digital imaging, including PhotoCD, scanners,
printers and software?
If so post in rec.photo.digital

[5] Is the post about film or commercial photofinishing services?
If so, post in rec.photo.film+labs

[7] Is the post about a 35mm camera body or lens?
If so, post in rec.photo.equipment.35mm

[8] Is the post about a medium format camera body or lens?
If so. post in rec.photo.equipment.medium-format

[9] Is the post about a large format camera or lens?
If so, post in rec.photo.equipment.large-format

[10] Is the post about some other item of equipment - e.g. tripod,
projector, camera bag, battery, flash system, filter etc.
If so then post in rec.photo.equipment.misc

[11] Is the post about photographing people - e.g. portrait work, wedding
photography etc.
If so, then post in rec.photo.technique.people

[12] Is the post about photographing nature - e.g. wildlife, landscapes etc.
If so then post in rec.photo.technique.nature

[13] Is the post about photography as art - e.g. what makes a picture "art",
How do you display an "art" photography, etc.
If so, post in rec.photo.technique.art

[14] Is the post about some other photgraphic technique - e.g. medical
photography, architectural photography, sports photography?
If so, post in rec.photo.technique.misc

[15] If the post doesn't fit into any of the above then post in
rec.photo.misc.

[16] There is also rec.photo.moderated. All submissions to this group
are reviewed by the group moderator and may be rejected if inappropriate
for the group. Look at the group to see what kind of postings are
appropriate. Generally any serious question about photography will
be OK. The one-line group descriptor is "the art and science of
photography". This group will not normally carry discussions of the
"what's the best XXXX" type, where XXX may be "P&S camera", "100mm lens",
"SLR body" etc.

[ This text is an excerpt from a post by 
Bob Atkins, AT&T BEll Labs, Murray Hill, NJ Email: rma@clockwise.att.com
(http://www.mat.uc.pt/~rps/photos/rec.photo.new).

I just added the URL of the pointer to FAQs.
This will be posted weekly, unless someone objects.  - rps ]