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From: ray@dirac.physics.purdue.edu (Ray Moody)
Newsgroups: alt.sources.d
Subject: Re: moderation of alt.sources vs. automated harangues
Message-ID: <2648@pur-phy>
Date: 16 Oct 89 02:11:10 GMT
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Reply-To: ray@dirac.physics.purdue.edu (Ray Moody)
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In-reply-to: tale@pawl.rpi.edu (David C Lawrence)

Kyle> So moderate alt.sources.

David> Sounds reasonable

Me> ... but there is a need for an unmoderated source group, and
Me> alt.sources fills that need.

David>Okay, tell us what that need is.  You've not provided any sort of
David>argument here, only made a claim that you've not attempted to
David>substantiate.  At least counter the argument with something more than
David>"Does not, does not!"

The only difference between comp.sources.mumble and alt.sources is
that alt.sources is not moderated.  If people wanted to read and post
to a moderated source group, they would use comp.sources.mumble
instead of alt.sources.  People do read and post to alt.sources.
Therefore, there is a need for an unmoderated sources group.

Please do not make alt.sources a comp.sources.misc look-alike.
Comp.sources.misc is a very nice group, but we only need one of them.

								Ray