--- a/.emacs-my	Tue Nov 08 11:37:33 2011 +0200
+++ b/.emacs-my	Tue Nov 08 11:38:36 2011 +0200
@@ -1294,6 +1294,9 @@
    (gnus-kill-file-mark (from -9999))
    )
  )
+;; Increase the score for followups to a sent article.
+(add-hook 'message-sent-hook 'gnus-score-followup-article)
+(add-hook 'message-sent-hook 'gnus-score-followup-thread)
 
 ;; (setq imap-log t)