Variable: gnus-inhibit-startup-message
gnus-inhibit-startup-message is a customizable variable defined in
gnus.el.gz.
Value
nil
Documentation
If non-nil, the startup message will not be displayed.
This variable is used before .gnus.el is loaded, so it should
be set in .emacs instead.
Source Code
;; Defined in /usr/src/emacs/lisp/gnus/gnus.el.gz
(defcustom gnus-inhibit-startup-message nil
"If non-nil, the startup message will not be displayed.
This variable is used before `.gnus.el' is loaded, so it should
be set in `.emacs' instead."
:group 'gnus-start
:type 'boolean)