Rules for Posting to Usenet - http://www.faqs.org/faqs/usenet/posting-rules/part1/ Offers an discussion of what, and how, to post to newsgroups.
Why is Bottom-posting better than Top-posting? - http://www.caliburn.nl/topposting.html Short lesson by A. Smit and H.W. de Haan explaining how threaded conversations such as found on Usenet are adversely affected by those who "top post" instead of "bottom post" their replies.
Why Ask Questions in Public? - http://www.eyrie.org/~eagle/faqs/questions.html Briefly explains advantages of asking technical questions in public rather than e-mailing them directly to a group member. Written and placed in the public domain by Russ Allbery.
How do I quote correctly in Usenet? - http://www.netmeister.org/news/learn2quote.html About attribution, quoting, answering, quotation marks and quoting other resources.
The Bincancel FAQ - http://www.geniac.net/bincancel/ Explains why one should not post huge binaries to non-binary newsgroups.
The Seven Don'ts of Usenet - http://www.cs.tut.fi/~jkorpela/usenet/dont.html Gives a list of behaviours to be avoided when posting to Usenet groups, as well as links to expand on each item.
Internet Trolls - http://www.hyphenologist.co.uk/killfile/antitrollfaqhtm.htm People who delight in upsetting other Internet users are known as 'trolls'. This article examines the phenomenon.
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