Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!rayssd!iws
From: iws@rayssdb.ray.com (Ihor W. Slabicky)
Newsgroups: news.groups,alt.rhode_island
Subject: Re: ==>>  CALL FOR DISCUSSION:  Moving alt.rhode_island  <<==
Keywords: the time has come
Message-ID: <2818@rayssdb.ray.com>
Date: 17 Oct 89 17:50:35 GMT
References: <106@rayssd.ray.com>
Organization: Raytheon Company, Portsmouth RI
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In article <106@rayssd.ray.com>, gmp@rayssd.ray.com (Gregory M. Paris) writes:
> 
> As many of you know, there currently exists a newsgroup dedicated to the
> discussion  of  all  things  pertaining to the State of Rhode Island and
> Providence Plantations:  alt.rhode_island.  I believe that the time  has
> come  to  move  Rhody discussions to a mainstream news hierarchy, and as
> the proposed charter for the newgroup  makes  obvious,  the  appropriate
> choice for the new newsgroup is sci.rhode-island.
> 
> This is a call for discussion of the creation of sci.rhode-island.   The
> discussion  period  will end twenty-one days from the date of this post-
> ing.

12.  Why the smallest state in the Union has the longest name.

Yes, I agree, this group should be let out into the world as
sci.rhode-island.  But, the biggest problem to be resolved right
now is the correct name for the group - should it be:

	sci.rhode-island
or
	sci.rhode_island

I think using the '-' makes for a very flippant and easily
typed name.  I think using the '_' makes you think about
what you are going to do as you hit the SHIFT key and reminds
you that this is a serious and scientific discussion group.
The group should also be expanded to 'world' distribution.