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From: cwilson@NISC.SRI.COM (Chan Wilson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: Re: Call for discussion: comp.sys.apple2.tech
Message-ID: <10696@fs2.NISC.SRI.COM>
Date: 9 Dec 89 09:02:40 GMT
References: <farrier@APPLE.COM> <8912060847.aa22628@SMOKE.BRL.MIL>
Reply-To: cwilson@NISC.SRI.COM (Chan Wilson)
Organization: Network Info Systems Ctr., SRI Intl., Menlo Park, CA.
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 Cary writes:
>>                        CALL FOR DISCUSSION
>>              ###################
>>
>>              comp.sys.apple2.tech
>>
>>    A forum to discuss technical issues specific to the Apple II
>>family of computers.
>>
>>This forum will not be moderated.
>                 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Murph replies:

>I don't believe an *unmoderated* list will accomplish the desired
>objective.  [..deleted..]

>I believe the goal is much more likely to be achieved by a MODERATED
>list.  Most moderated lists produce "digests" (info-kermit is a pretty
>good example), but it should be possible to have a moderated list which
>mails individual messages.

Yes, I like this idea.  Some of the other technical groups are
moderated, and have individual messages. I believe sun-spots is a good
example.  Granted, the moderator has control over what get through, but
he's just acting as an editor. 

[..more things..]

>comp.tech.apple2 <--- seem like a reasonable name?  As long as the list

I'd rather go with comp.sys.apple2.tech, there being no comp.tech.*
groups; other groups have gone to *.tech (amiga), and it would be an
excellent time to change comp.sys.apple to comp.sys.apple2, and it
fits the "logic" tree better.  <logic. what a concept :>

>I'd recommend that comp.tech.apple2 BE MODERATED by someone at Apple
>DTS  [....]

Uhm... well, okay.  I don't have any problems with that, but that's a
good 3-4 hours work *per day*, I'd say.  Then again, maybe not.

>A MODERATED comp.tech.apple2 would provide a relatively lean, focused
>list limited to technical issues while preserving comp.sys.apple's
>merry anarchy. 

Love that anarchy. <grin>

Well, shall we do this before New Years?

................
Chan Wilson -- cwilson@nisc.sri.com <or> cwilson@nic.ddn.mil
'A computer operator at SRI International'  
"I think, therefore...uh...I should be?"
...UUCP/GS in contemplation mode. More to follow...
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