Xref: utzoo comp.unix.internals:779 news.groups:24633 Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!sci34hub!gary From: gary@sci34hub.UUCP (Gary Heston) Newsgroups: comp.unix.internals,news.groups Subject: Re: VOTE: voting continues on comp.unix.wizards Message-ID: <782@sci34hub.UUCP> Date: 22 Oct 90 15:48:42 GMT References: <18611@rpp386.cactus.org> <1990Oct21.194930.5815@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU> Reply-To: gary@sci34hub.sci.com (Gary Heston) Organization: SCI Technology, Inc., Huntsville, Al. Lines: 26 In article <1990Oct21.194930.5815@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU> gsh7w@astsun.astro.Virginia.EDU (Greg Hennessy) writes: >In article <18611@rpp386.cactus.org> jfh@rpp386.cactus.org (John F. Haugh II) writes: ># [ Haughs' commentary deleted ] >Since the guidelines by their very nature do not have "requirements" >only "guidelines", why don't you just newgroup comp.unix.wizards and >be done with it? You would have followed the guidlines just as much, >since they are not requirements anyway. This was already tried; it didn't work (at this site, anyway). >Oh, but then the sysadmins won't honor your newgroup? Pity. Not until I see a proper CFD, discussion, CFV, and vote, I won't. I have, however, come up with an approach to reduce problems in the event they try to slip something by again. As per my request, our feed site has inserted "!comp.unix.wizards" into our sys file. :-) -- Gary Heston { uunet!sci34hub!gary } System Mismanager SCI Technology, Inc. OEM Products Department (i.e., computers) "The esteemed gentlebeing says I called him a liar. It's true, and I regret that." Retief, in "Retiefs' Ransom" by Keith Laumer.