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From: rdr@mdavcr.UUCP (Randolph Roesler)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: New Comp.sys.atari.st.xxxx --- Lets Discuss
Summary: Multiple uses of Comp.sys.atari.st S/B separated.
Message-ID: <696@acrux.mdavcr.UUCP>
Date: 8 Dec 89 03:49:04 GMT
References: <690@mdavcr.UUCP>
Reply-To: rdr@mdavcr.UUCP (Randolph Roesler)
Organization: MacDonald Dettwiler, Richmond, B.C., Canada
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[sorry Canada - should have dist = world first time around]

[Sorry about skipping "keywords"]

I have noticed that Comp.sys.atari.st, probably like most sys newsgroups,
serves as a multi-purpose forum.

	A. Discussion of Atari St Past, Present, and Future.
	B. Off the cuff advice on hardware/software/etc.
	C. Pearls of wisdom which should be saved for all time.
	D. Etc.

I would like to purpose that we (the readers of Comp.sys.atari.st)
divid the newsgroup up into an unmoderated discuss group and a 
moderated advice group (with, maybe, and question and answer group
on the side).  The advice group would be intended for
those pearls of wisdom, and would be archived, index, etc, for 
the masses and the years.

Perhaps we could name the new groups 

	Comp.sys.atari.st.d     = discuss and unmoderated
				  free forum

	Comp.sys.atari.st.a     = advice and moderated
				  archived, index, etc
maybe
	Comp.sys.atari.st.h	= help and unmoderated
				  qustion and answers

This not an offical call for discuss for creation and renaming of
newsgroups becuase there is a few issues to be worked out.

	1) Who is to moderate
	2) Where can we archive
	3) What are the newsgroup names to be
	4) Whether this is a good idea
	5) etc.

I am not an expert on any facet of Atari St, but, since I am not one
of those talkers (and not doers) I will volunteer to be moderator of
the new newsgroup.  I suggest that I am not the bestperson for this
job.  If you think you would do better, please volunteer. (Really,
someone from Atari should do this - but they (Atari) would have to
promise not to bias the newsgroup towards Atari's own add-on products).

I can not archive the newsgroup.

If there is enough feed make on this issue - I will put together 
a proper usenet proposal.
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