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From: chuq@Apple.COM (Chuq Von Rospach)
Newsgroups: alt.aquaria,rec.pets,news.groups
Subject: Re: Call of votes - sci.aquaria (sort of moderated)
Keywords: vote early, vote often
Message-ID: <35689@apple.Apple.COM>
Date: 16 Oct 89 15:55:49 GMT
References: <20986@gryphon.COM>
Organization: Life is just a Fantasy novel played for keeps
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>Whats the difference ? It turns out that sci goes to Europe
>and rec, for the most part, doesn't. (rec, for example
>doesn't go to Germany and Holland).

>Now, this is probably for a reason, ie. they don't want the
>volume, which is understandable. But to restrict a low volume,
>high quality technical group like .aquaria from these countries
>is less than desirable.

>I propose then, to move alt.aquaria to sci.aquaria to ensure
>world wide distribution.

On the other hand, if rec.aquaria really *is* as good a group as you claim
it is going to be, the Europeans should have no trouble convincing
themselves that it's worth adding to the newsfeed, like they have for other
useful groups outside of comp.* and sci.*.

This is not a good reason for warping the name space. Aquaria belongs in
rec. In fact, this kind of argument is self-defeating -- if sci.aquaria goes
through just to get european distribution, then you can bet that other
groups are going to try the same ploy. Once you set that precedent, you're
simply going to open the door to making sci the same kind of domain that soc
or rec are -- and force the europeans to consider whether a full feed of sci
is really a good idea after all.

I strongly suggest a no vote on sci.aquaria. This should be a rec group.

If sci.aquaria fails, I will immediately call for a vote on either
rec.pets.aquaria or rec.aquaria to create the group in the proper name
location. I strongly suggest that the net turn down Richards proposal and
wait for the vote to create the group where it belongs. If the Europeans
really want it, they can get it in rec.

-- 

Chuq Von Rospach <+> Editor,OtherRealms <+> Member SFWA/ASFA
chuq@apple.com <+> CI$: 73317,635 <+> [This is myself speaking]

Anyone who thinks that the argument over {sci,rec}.fishies is about
group names doesn't understand the system.