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From: joe@vixen.uucp (Joe Hitchens)
Newsgroups: news.groups,comp.graphics
Subject: Re: Comp.graphics.images
Message-ID: <340@vixen.uucp>
Date: 9 Nov 89 22:00:52 GMT
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Reply-To: joe@vixen.UUCP (Joe Hitchens)
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tmb@wheaties.ai.mit.edu (Thomas M. Breuel) writes:

> I think it is wrong to mix a newsgroup for program sources and tools
> with a newsgroup for images.

I agree with this.


> Furthermore, I fear that USENET doesn't have the bandwidth to transmit
> images.

This would be an argument for moderation.  The moderator could filter
out images that are not very good or interesting.  But then we have
to trust the tastes of the moderator.


> So, in summary, a "YES" vote for a source newsgroup devoted to tools
> for creating, converting, and manipulating images, and a strong "NO"
> against a newsgroup for distributing grey level or color images.

How about this for a really keen idea ...

  2 newsgroups.
  One for image conversion, utilities whatever.
  One for actual images.
  The "images" group is moderated.  Moderator collects all the images,
  algorithmically shrinks them to a standard 64 x 64 pixel iconized
  version of the original image and posts THAT.
  Then if someone gets a tiny pic that looks interesting, they mail
  the moderator and he sends the ACTUAL image.

Does this help the bandwidth problem or would every one get into a
mad rush of "mailing for pictures" and end up making the problem worse?
I am a computer artist and would really like to distribute some of the
things I have done.  I like the idea of a "images" newsgroup,
but don't really feel qualified to make an intelligent YES or NO vote on
the it.
I would vote "YES" for the utilities group however.

j.h.

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