posted 01-14-2000 09:19 AM            

You'll find that you get a much better help if you confine your posting to a single group. Try to pick whichever Forum seems to have the closest subject; if you're really not sure, the 'General' and 'Schools Projects' are good places to start.

Sometimes, if you take a look at postings already in a forum, you may find somebody else has started a topic just like the one in which you're interested. The best thing to do then is to add your question to one of the existing topics rather than starting a new one - it's a bit like joining a conversation.

When people see what others have written, it sparks thoughts and ideas of their own. Putting the same question on several groups will tend to dilute the value of the replies you receive. Actually, looking at the replies in different groups, some of the most helpful people read nearly all of the messges posted.