Important information for all new Usenet users.

This searchable archive contains Usenet Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) postings in hypertext format and in FTP archive textual format. Also includes information about FAQ authoring and FAQ maintenance.

Newsgroup moderation methods and concepts described for new users, prospective moderators, newsgroup moderation proponents and opponents.

A small collection of various FAQs.

A searchable directory of Usenet FAQs and other periodic, informative articles, posted in the Usenet newsgroup news.answers.

Collection of FAQs and other introductory documents about Usenet. Somewhat dated but still very useful.

Noticeable phenomena of Usenet. Not completely factual, but as close as can be, given that in some cases the facts are known only to one person or have been lost in the mists of time.

Discusses what cancellation is, how it works, and the implications of cancelling messages.

Explains some Usenet conventions regarding advertising to new users.

How to post about Nazis and get away with it -- explains "Godwin's Law".

Hyperlinked version of the AOL newsgroup FAQs, which are posted to news://aol.newsgroups.help every Saturday.

A guide to recreational trolling that defines a troll on Usenet and explains how to create entertaining trolls using many examples.

Explains what a troll is, how to deal with trolling and discusses why people post trolls to the Usenet.

Explains in detail why posting huge binaries to non-binary newsgroups is inappropriate.

Introduction to Usenet with tutorials for selected news readers and file formats.