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From: epsilon@wet.UUCP (Eric P. Scott)
Newsgroups: alt.sources.d,alt.config
Subject: Re: Why not rename comp.sources.* to comp.source.code.*
Summary: Because there's nothing to be gained, and something to lose
Message-ID: <755@wet.UUCP>
Date: 9 Nov 89 10:05:36 GMT
References: <1989Nov2.063440.16036@uokmax.ecn.uoknor.edu> <2125@prune.bbn.com> <1989Nov6.200704.25810@sq.sq.com> <564@ssbell.UUCP>
Reply-To: epsilon@wet.UUCP (Eric P. Scott)
Followup-To: alt.config
Organization: Wetware Diversions, San Francisco
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Why not?  Simple: it won't stop non-source code postings.
I support the "leave it consistent" and "create a .wanted"
recommendations.  I am also a STRONG believer in "recording"
files to inform new users about any "nonobvious" characteristics
of ANY newsgroup.

Please don't make frivolous changes in alt newsgroups.  Every
control message we receive for "alt" is considered highly
suspect (guess why), and changes of any kind happen SLOWLY.
Don't break the continuity unless there is a good reason.

					-=EPS=-