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From: swarren@convex.com (Steve Warren)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: CALL FOR LOCAL DISCUSSION: Split the c.s.a group more?
Keywords: c.s.a, comp.sys.amiga
Message-ID: <107306@convex.convex.com>
Date: 18 Oct 90 15:30:51 GMT
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In article <7842@ucdavis.ucdavis.edu> zerkle@iris.ucdavis.edu (Dan Zerkle) writes:
                   [...with deletions as appropriate...]
>Ok.  This is what I like:

>comp.sys.amiga.misc
>comp.sys.amiga.games
>comp.sys.amiga.programmer
>comp.sys.amiga.hardware
>comp.sys.amiga.app
>comp.sys.amiga.trade
>comp.sys.amiga.media
>comp.sys.amiga.announce     [moderated]
>comp.sys.amiga.review       [moderated]
>comp.sys.amiga.emulator

>These are NOT good ideas:
>
>comp.sys.amiga.unix
>comp.sys.amiga.education
>comp.sys.amiga.graphics
>comp.sys.amiga.multimedia
>comp.sys.amiga.flame
>comp.sys.amiga.flame.atmb
>comp.sys.amiga.flame.intel
>comp.sys.amiga.flame.next
>comp.sys.amiga.flame.mac
>comp.sys.amiga.flame.atari
>comp.sys.amiga.futures
>comp.sys.amiga.software
                                [...]
>I volunteer to moderate a group.  If I don't do that, I volunteer to
>maintain the list of commonly asked questions.  I don't think I can
>bring myself to volunteer for the net.police.

OK, some of these ideas I like, but some are just a matter of personal
opinion.  Ex:  .app vs .software; .media vs .multimedia, etc.

Devoting comp.sys.amiga to netiquette issues is a concept.  But I
think you will find that the trouble-makers are the very ones who
will unsubscribe from this group.

I *do* think that the final call for discussion should present a definite
*total hierchy* for comp.sys.amiga for discussion.  When we vote, it should
be a package vote, not a line-item vote.  It should be a package that
includes all future groups in the comp.sys.amiga hierchy and their status.

That way we will not wind up with a paradoxical situation of voting to
change the usage of some groups but failing to vote for the creation
of all the needed groups to fill the gaps.

We need to get this rolling soon.  Whoever started this discussion please
chime in.  People in news.groups are getting nervous because we have not
posted our Call For Discussion in there yet.

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