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From: davidbe@sco.COM (The Cat in the Hat)
Newsgroups: news.groups,comp.graphics
Subject: Re: Comp.graphics.images
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Date: 13 Nov 89 21:04:37 GMT
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news.groups's own joe@vixen.UUCP (Joe Hitchens) said:
-tmb@wheaties.ai.mit.edu (Thomas M. Breuel) writes:
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-> I think it is wrong to mix a newsgroup for program sources and tools
-> with a newsgroup for images.
-
-I agree with this.

Likewise.

-> 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.

It's the best argument for moderation.  Are you volunteering?

-How about this for a really keen idea ...
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-  2 newsgroups.
-  One for image conversion, utilities whatever.
-  One for actual images.

How about this.  Comp.graphics is used for utilities.  Comp.graphics.images
is used for the pretty pictures.

Comp.graphics.images is MODERATED (by someone who isn't me).  Everyone lives
happily ever after.

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        David Bedno aka davidbe@sco.COM: Speaking from but not for SCO.

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