Path: utzoo!attcan!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!uunet!mcsun!sunic!liuida!isy!sssab!matoh From: matoh@sssab.se (Mats Ohrman) Newsgroups: news.groups Subject: Re: Call for Discussion: removal of group rec.mag.fsfnet Message-ID: <1989Dec4.103151.22749@sssab.se> Date: 4 Dec 89 10:31:51 GMT References: <1185@umigw.MIAMI.EDU> Organization: Scandinavian System Support AB (3S AB) Lines: 38 aem@mthvax.cs.miami.edu (a.e.mossberg) writes: >I don't think a procedure was ever established for removing a group, >so how about this: we'll talk about it for a few weeks, and if no >one strenuously objects, and no traffic starts up in rec.mag.fsfnet, >a rmgroup will be issued? r.m.f is the place for a regularily occuring posting of a short story magazine, which, just as rec.mag.otherrealms, has outgrown its mailing list. It is also one that I personally appreciate (also like Otherrealms). Because of that nature, postings is far apart, but they do exist. I think it is very probable that there will be other similar groups for "electronic magazines" that do outgrow their mailing lists. Look at "Athene" or "Quanta" (Which btw impressed me very much with the quality its first issue). I don't think it is a very good idea with postings like: "Yes, this group exists and is active, but you have to wait weeks for the next issue of " just to keep those that don't know anything about the group happy. :-) :-) (Kind of reminds me of: "You have to spend the whole budget or it will be cut next year..." :-) ) _______________________________________________________________________________ _ _ disclaimer: [dis'kleimo] (s:) fornekande, dementi. _______________________________________________________________________________ _ : matoh@sssab.se / Mats Ohrman, : {mcvax,munnari,uunet}!sunic!sssab!matoh Scandinavian System Support AB, : Phone: Nat. 013-11 16 60 Box 535, S-581 06 Linkoping, Sweden : Int. +46 13 11 16 60 Brought to you by Super Global Mega Corp .com