What newsgroups should be required reading for newcomers?

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5.11. What newsgroups should be required reading for newcomers?

With so much to choose from, everybody has their own Usenet reading list. But there are a few newsgroups that are particularly of interest to newcomers. Among them are

news.announce.newusers. This group consists of a series of articles that explain various facets of Usenet.
news.newusers.questions. This is where you can ask questions about how the Usenet works.
news.announce.newsgroups. This is where you'll find information about new newsgroups and proposed additions to the Usenet.
news.answers. This newsgroup is the central trove of frequently asked questions postings. Most FAQs for other newsgroups show up periodically in news.answers. Just sifting through a week's worth of postings can take hours, but you're guaranteed to come across so much good information (about the Internet, religion, entertainment, and hundreds of other topics) to make it worth your while.
alt.internet.services. This is the place to ask questions about any and all Internet services. Here you'll also find announcements of new Internet tools and toys and more useful FAQ lists.
alt.infosystems.announce. Announcements about new Internet information services appear here.

I checked out news.answers to see what FAQs were posted in the past few days. Here are some examples:

====== 796 unread articles in news.answers -- read now? [+ynq]
Reading overview file...........
REC.NUDE FAQ--The Questions, Part I of III
FAQ: rec.games.pbm Frequently Asked Questions
soc.religion.quaker Answers to Freque...Asked Questions
Info-VAX: Introduction to Info-VAX
Info-VAX: "Basic" Common Questions
Info-VAX: "Advanced" Common Questions
Info-VAX: How to find VAX/VMS software.
[rec.scuba] FAQ: Frequently Asked Que...Monthly Posting
[alt.fan.howard-stern] FAQ: Frequentl...Monthly Posting
[rec.sport.pro-wrestling] FAQ: Wrestling Relations
FAQ: rec.audio (part 1 of 4)
comp.lang.c Answers to Frequently Asked Qu...(FAQ List)
comp.protocols.ppp part1 of 8 of f...wanted information
Project Management Programs - Frequen...Questions (FAQ)
comp.compilers monthly message and Fr...Asked Questions
Catalog of compilers, interpreters, and...tools [p1of3]
Amateur Radio: Elmers List Quick-Search Index
Amateur Radio: Elmers Resource Directory
A Guide to Buying and Selling on Usenet
Midi files/software archives on the Internet
Computer Music bibliography
Bisexual Resource List (monthly posting)
monthly rec.games.pinball FAQ, one of two
Music Notation Programs - a list to answer a FAQ
Welcome to Misc.kids/FAQ File Index (Updated 1/17/94)
Alt.beer faq 940117 revision
comp.periphs.scsi FAQ part 1 of 2
Sci.physics Frequently Asked Questions - Feb...Part 1/2
Cryonics FAQ 1: Index
Welcome to rec.radio.shortwave
Welcome to soc.religion.bahai
alt.fan.dave_barry Frequently Asked Questions
Space FAQ 01/13 - Introduction
Economists' Resources on the Internet

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