How to enter a newsgroup?

Some aspects of the common behavior on this newsgroup can make it annoying or hard for the casual browser coming from outside to enter the community. This is intentional: Members do not want to be bothered by people looking for technical help, nor do they want their rants associated with their professional careers. Many participants set the "No-Archive" header flag on in their postings, meaning that public archives (e.g., Google Groups) contain frequent gaps in the message threads.