Last-posted: 1999/01/02
Changes since last posting: none

This mini-FAQ is taken from the long, monthly FAQ (Frequently Asked
Questions list). The mini-FAQs do not cover all of the monthly FAQ,
so if you want to get a complete copy, please read the instructions at
the end of this message.

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The Subject Line: (this applies to everyone who posts in these groups)

Whenever you post about a specific soap, please put the standard
soap abbreviation in the beginning of the subject line. Be sure that if
you are replying to another post, you check the subject line. If the
original poster has inadvertently omitted the abbreviation - add it!
WARNING: Microsoft Internet News will often *delete* the abbreviation
in the subject line.

The complete list of soap abbreviations can be found in the monthly
posting *** REC.ARTS.TV.SOAPS POSTING GUIDELINES ***. If it is no
longer available on your system, you can retrieve it from the archives
by sending mail to mail-server@rtfm.mit.edu with
"send usenet/news.answers/tv/soaps/abbrevs" in the body of the message.

If you have a general comment (not specific to one soap, like the soap
opera awards or the soap opera magazine) you can just indicate the
subject in the subject line (or use "ALL", "ABC", etc. in the subject line).

If you reply to a post which is a general comment, don't change the subject
line for no reason. For example:

some one posts:
Subject: ALL: Soap Opera Digest - comments

...and some one will reply:
Subject: ALL: More Comments on Soap Opera Digest

Don't do this!

The reason for all these rules has to do with the way the KILL file works.
(Sorry! I only know how to do this if you use rn or trn to read your news.)

In the rn & trn news programs, you can set up a KILL file to automatically
delete articles of a given Subject. The KILL file is explained in the
soaps-faq.

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The complete soaps-faq is available through anonymous ftp from
rtfm.mit.edu under /pub/usenet/news.answers/tv/soaps/faq/part1 thru 4,
or send email to mail-server@rtfm.mit.edu with any or all of:
send usenet/news.answers/tv/soaps/faq/part1
send usenet/news.answers/tv/soaps/faq/part2
send usenet/news.answers/tv/soaps/faq/part3
send usenet/news.answers/tv/soaps/faq/part4
in the body of the message. Send comments, corrections, additions
to me, questions to the newsgroup (I don't know everything and can't
answer everything). THANKS.

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