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From: peter@ficc.uu.net (Peter da Silva)
Newsgroups: news.groups
Subject: While we're talking about global changes in newsgroups...
Message-ID: <6532@ficc.uu.net>
Date: 14 Oct 89 18:02:39 GMT
Reply-To: peter@ficc.uu.net (Peter da Silva)
Organization: Xenix Support, FICC
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While we're talking about global changes in newsgroups, how about pre-empting
a whole load of debate and discussion and creating all the missing misc
groups. Comp is pretty well misced out: comp.org.misc is the only slot
not filled, and I don't think I could make a good case for it even if I
was so inclinde. But:

news.software.misc	I know C-news is B-news compatible, but there will
			be others. Besides, anu news is B-compatible as well.
			I think the important factor is the overall software
			design, not what it interoperates with. C-news is
			very little like B-news internally.

rec.food.misc		This is pretty quiet, what with rec.food.cooking, but
			it *is* an open slot. Low priority at most.

rec.models.misc		We have .rc, and a demand for .rocket. How about
			making a rec.models.misc (or rec.models) to keep
			this from turning into a hydra? This is probably
			the most obvious and important of these changes.

rec.music.misc		I know this exists, but it's really a rock group.
			Creating a rec.music.rock would make this usable
			for people who don't fit elsewhere. Certainly there
			is existing volume!

soc.rights.misc		Animal rights are the obvious thing to shove in
			here, but I'm sure there are plenty of folks who
			have other ideas. Call it a pre-emptive strike.
-- 
Peter da Silva, *NIX support guy @ Ferranti International Controls Corporation.
Biz: peter@ficc.uu.net, +1 713 274 5180. Fun: peter@sugar.hackercorp.com. `-_-'
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