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Since we have had to cut down on the number of threads per page to keep Radio-Info running relatively fast, I am combining all of the three previous stickys on the guidelines for this board into a single new one.
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Guidelines for the posting of retro schedules:
1. Source of the listings (TV Guide, newspaper, etc.) should be posted at the beginning of the post. This is to lessen arguments over discrepancies when they occur.
2. When commenting on a posted schedule, when replying please edit the quoted part to remove the portions of the schedule that you are not commenting on. If you are making a general comment, delete the entire schedule. No one likes to scroll through a quoted schedule just to find general comments at the bottom; nor does anyone like to scroll up and down trying to find comments buried in a completely-requoted schedule.
For the uninitiated, here is how to edit quoted material:
Put the cursor at the beginning of the section you are deleting. Hold down the left mouse button while you drag and highlight the entire section to be deleted, then release the mouse button and press the Delete key on your keyboard.
3. If posting comments that do not require quoting of a schedule, please delete the entire quoted schedule, for the same reasons as in #2.
To do so, press Ctrl-A (which will highlight all the text in the post window), and press Delete.
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On the question of making requests for schedule posts, I must ask that these NO LONGER BE MADE ON THE BOARD, as doing so will take up one of the valuable "thread slots" on the page.
It is time-consuming to type schedules out, and sometimes these requests make a labor of love not feel appreciated.
Regarding specific requests, those of us who post schedules pretty much have what we have, and with the exception of generic requests -- such as the "cable networks of the early 1990s", which is broad enough that most of us have a decent chance of finding something within the time frame -- it's not all that likely that we can easily accommodate you. Heck, I'd love if someone had a Los Angeles television schedule for the day I was born, but I also know I'd have better luck going down to the Los Angeles Central Library and looking through the microfilm archives there.
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Also, please: No replies to schedules just to say "thank you" without making any comments about the schedules themselves. That's really not fair to everyone else clicking on your post expecting to see discussion.
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Thanks in advance for your cooperation.<P ID="signature">______________
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Guidelines for the posting of retro schedules:
1. Source of the listings (TV Guide, newspaper, etc.) should be posted at the beginning of the post. This is to lessen arguments over discrepancies when they occur.
2. When commenting on a posted schedule, when replying please edit the quoted part to remove the portions of the schedule that you are not commenting on. If you are making a general comment, delete the entire schedule. No one likes to scroll through a quoted schedule just to find general comments at the bottom; nor does anyone like to scroll up and down trying to find comments buried in a completely-requoted schedule.
For the uninitiated, here is how to edit quoted material:
Put the cursor at the beginning of the section you are deleting. Hold down the left mouse button while you drag and highlight the entire section to be deleted, then release the mouse button and press the Delete key on your keyboard.
3. If posting comments that do not require quoting of a schedule, please delete the entire quoted schedule, for the same reasons as in #2.
To do so, press Ctrl-A (which will highlight all the text in the post window), and press Delete.
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On the question of making requests for schedule posts, I must ask that these NO LONGER BE MADE ON THE BOARD, as doing so will take up one of the valuable "thread slots" on the page.
It is time-consuming to type schedules out, and sometimes these requests make a labor of love not feel appreciated.
Regarding specific requests, those of us who post schedules pretty much have what we have, and with the exception of generic requests -- such as the "cable networks of the early 1990s", which is broad enough that most of us have a decent chance of finding something within the time frame -- it's not all that likely that we can easily accommodate you. Heck, I'd love if someone had a Los Angeles television schedule for the day I was born, but I also know I'd have better luck going down to the Los Angeles Central Library and looking through the microfilm archives there.
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Also, please: No replies to schedules just to say "thank you" without making any comments about the schedules themselves. That's really not fair to everyone else clicking on your post expecting to see discussion.
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Thanks in advance for your cooperation.<P ID="signature">______________
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