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From: pmartz@bambam.UUCP (Paul Martz)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics
Subject: Re: Create Comp.graphics.subgroups please???
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Date: 17 Jan 90 20:00:55 GMT
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In-reply-to: markv@gauss.Princeton.EDU's message of 16 Jan 90 15:19:35 GMT


From article <12964@phoenix.Princeton.EDU> (Mark VandeWettering) we have:
> In article <8606@pixar.UUCP> thaw@pixar.UUCP (Tom Williams) writes:
> >>I do not know the exact procedure for this but could we
> >>divide up the comp.graphics newsgroups into perhaps...
> ...
> comp.graphics.formats is an excellent idea, to file the plethora of postings
> about transferring images between different formats.
>
> I don't know if comp.graphics.2d and comp.graphics.3d are as good of an 
> idea, the breaking out of the two seems slightly wierd.
>
> How 'bout the formation of a sources group?  comp.sources.graphics?  Any
> body believe that would be useful.
>
> I would also like to see a comp.graphics.research group as well, that
> emphasized more esoteric and research applications.
>

You all read my mind; I was going to post something like this today as
well.

Mark's suggestions are all excellent. I envisoned the break-up along
the same lines, something like:

	comp.graphics.sources	(source listings)
	comp.graphics.hardware	(hardware, of course)
	comp.graphics.wizards	(research / algorithms / theoretical)
	comp.graphics.formats	(hpgl, gif, ad nauseum)
	comp.graphics.misc	(catch all)

Having this all in one group is very annoying to me and others. This
break up is long overdue.

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