Introduction

This is the frequently asked questions document for the newsgroup alt.algebra.help, last updated March 24, 2008. As the title suggests, the primary purpose of this document is to provide answers to frequently asked questions. Also included are some basic guidelines of participation. These guidelines are not intended to be formal rules that in any way govern the newsgroup. They serve only to identify what have come to be accepted as norms. In this spirit, it will be nice if you attempt to follow these guidelines. Doing so may result in a more enjoyable visit. Not doing so may result in a less enjoyable visit. That's all.

If you are a newcomer to Usenet, see the newsgroup news.announce.newusers for general information. You can get newsgroup access at Giganews Newsgroups. Also worth looking at is the newsgroup news.newusers.questions, which also has a website at
http://www.anta.net/misc/nnq/. These resources, and many others, contain an abundance of information for newcomers to the Usenet community.

Contributions or suggestions for this document are welcome at aah@ryan-usa.com. Please do not use this address to ask for help with algebra; that's what the newsgroup is for. Such email will be returned to sender, or simply ignored.