Path: utzoo!attcan!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!cs.utexas.edu!usc!apple!oracle!news From: pnakada@oracle.com (Paul Nakada) Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple Subject: Re: Call For Discussion Message-ID: Date: 7 Dec 89 00:13:15 GMT References: <37045@apple.Apple.COM> Sender: news@oracle.com Organization: Oracle Corperation, Belmont, CA Lines: 56 In-reply-to: farrier@Apple.COM's message of 6 Dec 89 19:17:40 GMT In article <37045@apple.Apple.COM> farrier@Apple.COM (Cary Farrier) writes: Path: oracle!pyramid!voder!apple!farrier From: farrier@Apple.COM (Cary Farrier) Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple Date: 6 Dec 89 19:17:40 GMT Organization: Apple Computer Inc, Cupertino, CA Lines: 33 I like Murph's suggestion for the name of the newsgroup : comp.tech.apple2. I would like to adopt this name for the newsgroup, it's shorter and to the point. Let's here some discussion on it... As far as the moderation issue, it is a very good point. Unfortunately, moderation requires a large investment of time and energy, neither of which is readily available. True, there will be non-tech messages posted to the tech group and tech messages posted to the non-tech group, but hopefully this will be minimal. I have noticed the comp.sys.amiga and comp.sys.amiga.tech groups manage to separate their posts for the most part, I think we could do the same if we tried. FYI: Providing that everything goes well, I will post a call for votes on Monday, 12/11/89. The voting period will end on Monday, 01/08/90. This will allow 28 days to vote. The reason that I am holding an extended vote is to allow an extra week for students, vacationers, and those who have too much fun on New Year's Eve to get their votes in. If everyone is willing, I will hold the vote on the group under the name comp.tech.apple2, instead of comp.sys.apple2.tech. Cary Farrier -- +---------------------------------------+---------------------------------+ | Cary Farrier | Internet : farrier@apple.com | | Apple II Systems Software Engineering | UUCP : apple!farrier | | Apple Computer, Inc. | Fax : (408) 974-1704 | | 20525 Mariani Ave. | AppleLink : FARRIER | | Cupertino, CA 95014 | or farrier@applelink.apple.com | +---------------------------------------+---------------------------------+ | I don't speak for Apple Computer, our products do. | +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ I think I have to object... there is precedence set in this matter, with comp.sys.mac comp.sys.mac.hardware comp.sys.mac.programmer The USENET is set up in a hierarchy which would be upset with the creation of comp.tech.apple... Please is a vote is taken, first change comp.sys.apple to comp.sys.apple2 and then create comp.sys.apple2.tech or preferably comp.sys.apple2.programmer (as was done with the comp.sys.mac groups)