Re: mixed signals...
In reply to #7660 mixed signals... by Roger Sanger
[email removed] (Roger Sanger) writes: > What does "signal-to-noise ratio" mean, anyways? "When used in reference to Usenet activity, 'signal-to-noise ratio' describes the relation between amount of actual information in a discussion, compared to their quantity. More often than not, there's substantial activity in a newsgroup, but a very small number of those articles actually contain anything useful." -Brendan P. Kehoe, _Zen & the Art of Internet, A Beginner's Guide to the Internet_, January 1992, p. 88. James __ __/ / / Internet Traveller Mailing List, Administrator / / / / / James T. Perkins in Eugene, Oregon, USA __/ __/__/__/ _____/ [email removed]