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From: sparks@corpane.UUCP (John Sparks)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: CALL FOR LOCAL DISCUSSION: Split the c.s.a group more?
Message-ID: <3378@corpane.UUCP>
Date: 9 Oct 90 18:24:36 GMT
References: <1990Oct6.051722.7143@zorch.SF-Bay.ORGKD>
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You realize, don't you, that splitting up the groups won't make it easier
to keep up with, it will end up being worse, as each and every group will
generate MORE postings, rather than less. So each supbgroup will have as
much traffic as comp.sys.amiga does now. :-)

xanthian@zorch.SF-Bay.ORG (Kent Paul Dolan) writes:

KD>announce       -- moderated: FF-disks, digestified for-sale notes, meetings,
KD>reviews        -- moderated, archived: where to put your formally written up
KD>software       -- commercial and other, other than games, to focus the
KD>hardware       -- as is, but pull review stuff to reviews, so this is more
KD>tech           -- Discussing the interface between the programmer and the

OK but maybe change 'tech' to programmer (like Peter said)


KD>games          -- talking about buying and playing games; games reviews stay
OK

KD>education      -- how to use the Amiga in a teaching environment.
Not really needed yet.

KD>graphics       -- graphics hacks, algorithims and serious stuff for the amiga.
KD>video          -- for the person with a plan, a lot of time, and a VCR.
KD>music          -- for the MIDI crowd and the composers among us.
KD>multimedia     -- how to get it all going together:  we need more slots!
I think that we should either have JUST multimedia or graphics and music and
NOT multimedia and video (the subjects will overlap too much and cause too
much cross posting). Multi media covers graphics, video and sound. and 
graphics and video seem too closely related. Probably it will be better
to have graphics, and music. graphics can cover video, and animation, and
multimedia formats. Music can cover MIDI and sound discussions.



KD>verbal         -- talking about spoken input and output 
KD>handicapped    -- special focus on Amiga and the handicapped

Not needed yet.

KD>productivity   -- the Amiga as a tool to get other work done:  CAD, DBMS,
KD>                  WP, DTP, production video, Accounts Receivable, etc.

How about 'applications' instead of productivity?

KD>help           -- I can't make xxx work with yyy; can someone tell me how?

Not really a good idea, most questions would and will be asked in whatever
group covers the question. For example if someone has a question about a 
hard drive, he should ask in the hardware group. 

KD>futures        -- trying to help Commodore plan the future (also nags and
Can we just call it comp.sys.amiga.marc? Just kidding. This seems like a bad
idea to me. It's not really needed and might just encourage arguments.


KD>misc           -- I'm too lazy to figure out where to post this, so I'll
KD>                  just put it here.  ;-)  The "c.s.a.talk" group.

How about leaving comp.sys.amiga as the catch-all group? 


KD>unix           -- sure to be needed very soon.
KD>services       -- things done for and by Amiga owners.
Hmm. maybe. 

KD>vendors        -- praise and horror stories.
This seems like it still should be in misc. it doesn't come up THAT often.
maybe 2 or three messages a week.


You forgot your favorite: comp.sys.amiga.forsale and comp.sys.amiga.wanted
[If I remember, you were worried about wasted bandwith of people selling
stuff thru the net?]

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