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From: papa@pollux.usc.edu (Marco Papa)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: speaking of new groups...
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Date: 19 Jul 89 17:03:43 GMT
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In article <7357@cbmvax.UUCP> higgin@cbmvax.UUCP (Paul Higginbottom) writes:
>This is an excellent idea.  Personally, I am interested in hearing about
>issues, compliments, comments, problems etc. regarding, Commodore and Commodore's
>hardware and software, dealers, etc.  I was thinking the group might be for third
>party hardware.  I guess I've just had my fill of postings about Seagate drives,
>for example (and yes, I do use a Kill file, but they seem to show up under
>so many subjects!).  I realize I might be in the minority.  Don't flame -
>suggest something else!

The stuff you mention is not suitable for a general group. It is for 
personal e-mail. I am really not interested in hearing whether so-and-so
dealer in Arkansas is doing a good or bad job at selling Commodore hardware.
Rick Unland just did what you mention, confined it to personal e-mail and got
all the information/gripes/compliments he needed. There is not one
single item that is not cyclical (i.e. seagates) that requires a separate
group. Not even Arexx, which had a following here, had a volume large enough
to make it as a separate group.  The alt.amiga groups didn't make it either,
simply because the current split (csa & csat) seems to serve its purpose.
Just build a larger KILL file :-) Not a flame, but you need a little more than
that to substantiate reasons to create a new group. Quoting from "How to
Use USENET Effectively", by Matt Bishop (required reading of every good
usenetter):

"Creating a new group is, in general a bad idea".
"Do not post anything when upset, angry, or intoxicated". :^)

-- Marco Papa 'Doc'
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