Xref: utzoo news.admin:7654 comp.os.vms:19722 Path: utzoo!yunexus!ists!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!uunet!deimos.cis.ksu.edu!mccall!tp From: tp@mccall.uucp Newsgroups: news.admin,comp.os.vms Subject: Re: New newsgroup hierarchy Message-ID: <1666.25659fe1@mccall.uucp> Date: 18 Nov 89 18:30:57 GMT Article-I.D.: mccall.1666.25659fe1 References: <1618.25614348@mccall.uucp> <1989Nov17.174318.21963@world.std.com> Organization: The McCall Pattern Co., Manhattan, KS, USA Lines: 36 In article <1989Nov17.174318.21963@world.std.com>, bzs@world.std.com (Barry Shein) writes: > From: wayne@dsndata.uucp (Wayne Schlitt) >>why not create/use >>comp.sources.vms for vmsnet.sources >>comp.sources.games.vms for vmsnet.sources.games >>comp.mail.vms for vmsnet.mail >>comp.mail.pmdf for vmsnet.mail.pmdf >>comp.sources.d for vmsnet.sources.d. (comp.source.d > > My gut feeling is that this is another one of those "news group as > status symbol" proposals. Actually, in this case, it's an entire news > hierarchy, big status symbol. I think I'd get flamed a lot worse for proposing a new slate of groups (as above). Note that only one of those groups exists (comp.sources.d). > What exactly does having an > entire hierarchy add to this project (other than perhaps some feeling > of control at the cost of cooperation)? Where are people supposed to > post in re the groups that already exist? Cross-post everything? There's nothing wrong with cross posting. However, where does the problem come in. There is only one vms group on the net right now (comp.os.vms). Having our own hierarchy gets us out of your way, you (generic, not you specifically) out of our way, and will hopefully allow peaceful coexistance. > I think this is grandstanding and just confuses things. Sorry you feel that way. I think you are wrong, but then I would, wouldn't I? -- Terry Poot (800)255-2762, in Kansas (913)776-3683 The McCall Pattern Company, 615 McCall Rd., Manhattan, KS 66502, USA UUCP: rutgers!ksuvax1!mccall!tp Internet: tp%mccall@ksuvax1.cis.ksu.edu