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From: ART100@PSUVM.PSU.EDU ("Andy Tefft  862-6728", 814)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: Re: Comp.sys.apple2.tech, BRL.MIL
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Date: 11 Nov 89 06:18:00 GMT
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I see problems with splitting the groups into technical and
non-technical (besides trying to get the info to the people who
get info-apple by mail).

First, I do read this group for the technical discussions, but not
all of them. I don't have a GS and don't plan on owning one (I think
my next computer purchase will be a Unix box, maybe a Sparcstation)
so the toolbox stuff bores me to death, as does the stuff about NDA's, etc.
So only a small part of the technical discussions would interest me.

Similarly, I like a lot of the non-technical discussion (not as much,
but stuff about communications which Cary put under 'non-technical'
is included), but not stuff about Appleworks, where to get BinSCII
for the 8th time, etc... but what's really annoying is the stuff about
dropping the //......

Whoever made the suggestion (in jest) about comp.sys.apple.politics,
I think this is actually the better way to go! The proposed way, I
have to wade through 2 groups and probably more articles, but with
a politics group, I only have to read the other!  It's in the POLITICS
that all the bickering goes on (gee, the piracy stuff could go here, and
the copyright stuff...)!

Also keep in mind that these monthly postings that are now in the making
should cut down on the noise considerably. Someone could be the keeper
of these files and mail them to anyone who asks a question which can
be answered by reading them. Then everyone else can keep quiet, and we've
probably stopped at least 10% of the traffic.

Andy