rec.autos.makers.chrysler FAQ, Part 2/6

Can someone enlighten me the point of these posts
(autos/chrysler-faq/general/part2) from Dr David Zatz?

Does anyone use the info?

Even when this forum was more lively nobody seemed to respond or comment.

DAS
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DAS wrote:

> Can someone enlighten me the point of these posts
> (autos/chrysler-faq/general/part2) from Dr David Zatz?
>
> Does anyone use the info?

The server that posts those FAQ's has a life of it's own, and is itself
half-broken from what I can tell. It's being served by a machine at
mit.edu (specifically - penguin-lust.mit.edu).

Zatz himself is not posting them (but at some point in the distant past
he must have arranged to have that server post them).

Posting these FAQ's is a relic of an ancient time on usenet, when new
readers to a newsgroup were supposed to read recent postings (and the
charter or FAQ) before they post their first question. By posting these
FAQ's or charters on a regular basis, it would insure that new readers
wouldn't have much of a problem encountering them or having to look back
through many old posts to find it.

Zatz created these "FAQ's" and arranged to have them posted here
automatically by the MIT server as a way to drive traffic to his website
(allpar.com).

have yet to see parts 3 thru 6 of the FAQs in all the years I have been
coming in here. and that's been 7 or 8 years.


"MoPar Man" > wrote in message
...
> DAS wrote:
>
>> Can someone enlighten me the point of these posts
>> (autos/chrysler-faq/general/part2) from Dr David Zatz?
>>
>> Does anyone use the info?
>
> The server that posts those FAQ's has a life of it's own, and is itself
> half-broken from what I can tell. It's being served by a machine at
> mit.edu (specifically - penguin-lust.mit.edu).
>
> Zatz himself is not posting them (but at some point in the distant past
> he must have arranged to have that server post them).
>
> Posting these FAQ's is a relic of an ancient time on usenet, when new
> readers to a newsgroup were supposed to read recent postings (and the
> charter or FAQ) before they post their first question. By posting these
> FAQ's or charters on a regular basis, it would insure that new readers
> wouldn't have much of a problem encountering them or having to look back
> through many old posts to find it.
>
> Zatz created these "FAQ's" and arranged to have them posted here
> automatically by the MIT server as a way to drive traffic to his website
> (allpar.com).

"Rob" > writes:
>>
>> Zatz created these "FAQ's" and arranged to have them posted here
>> automatically by the MIT server as a way to drive traffic to his website
>> (allpar.com).

That's the first time I've seen the claim that his purpose in putting
together the FAQ posts was anything but an effort to answer FAQs.

Joe Pfeiffer wrote:

> >> Zatz created these "FAQ's" and arranged to have them posted here
> >> automatically by the MIT server as a way to drive traffic to his
> >> website (allpar.com).
>
> That's the first time I've seen the claim that his purpose in
> putting together the FAQ posts was anything but an effort to
> answer FAQs.

He's never participated in this newsgroup as far as I can tell.

Don't you find it curious that someone would craft a 6-part FAQ, arrange
to have an MIT FAQ-server post them periodically, and yet he never has
had one iota of interest to take part in any conversations here?

I've posted my own "Dr. David Zatz FAQ" occasionally when his Chrysler
FAQ's have been posted here, and I simultaneously e-mail them to about
half-dozen allpar.com e-mail addresses. I did the same with the post I
wrote (above). He never answers or acknowleges those e-mails by coming
here to post a response.

MoPar Man > writes:

> Joe Pfeiffer wrote:
>
>> >> Zatz created these "FAQ's" and arranged to have them posted here
>> >> automatically by the MIT server as a way to drive traffic to his
>> >> website (allpar.com).
>>
>> That's the first time I've seen the claim that his purpose in
>> putting together the FAQ posts was anything but an effort to
>> answer FAQs.
>
> He's never participated in this newsgroup as far as I can tell.
>
> Don't you find it curious that someone would craft a 6-part FAQ, arrange
> to have an MIT FAQ-server post them periodically, and yet he never has
> had one iota of interest to take part in any conversations here?
>
> I've posted my own "Dr. David Zatz FAQ" occasionally when his Chrysler
> FAQ's have been posted here, and I simultaneously e-mail them to about
> half-dozen allpar.com e-mail addresses. I did the same with the post I
> wrote (above). He never answers or acknowleges those e-mails by coming
> here to post a response.

He was active a long, long time ago: I can find some posts in 1997, for
instance. I'll agree that it would be nice for him to turn off his FAQ
auto-post (especially since it hasn't been updated in years), or at
least respond to people who want to know what's up. The difference is
that you're ascribing a particular motive to him, and I'm not.

Thanks, gents. I was wondering.

DAS
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"Joe Pfeiffer" > wrote in message
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> MoPar Man > writes:
>
>> Joe Pfeiffer wrote:
>>
>>> >> Zatz created these "FAQ's" and arranged to have them posted here
>>> >> automatically by the MIT server as a way to drive traffic to his
>>> >> website (allpar.com).
>>>
>>> That's the first time I've seen the claim that his purpose in
>>> putting together the FAQ posts was anything but an effort to
>>> answer FAQs.
>>
>> He's never participated in this newsgroup as far as I can tell.
>>
>> Don't you find it curious that someone would craft a 6-part FAQ, arrange
>> to have an MIT FAQ-server post them periodically, and yet he never has
>> had one iota of interest to take part in any conversations here?
>>
>> I've posted my own "Dr. David Zatz FAQ" occasionally when his Chrysler
>> FAQ's have been posted here, and I simultaneously e-mail them to about
>> half-dozen allpar.com e-mail addresses. I did the same with the post I
>> wrote (above). He never answers or acknowleges those e-mails by coming
>> here to post a response.
>
> He was active a long, long time ago: I can find some posts in 1997, for
> instance. I'll agree that it would be nice for him to turn off his FAQ
> auto-post (especially since it hasn't been updated in years), or at
> least respond to people who want to know what's up. The difference is
> that you're ascribing a particular motive to him, and I'm not.