Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!mcsun!ukc!axion!tharr!gtoal From: gtoal@tharr.UUCP (Graham Toal) Newsgroups: comp.sys.acorn Subject: Re: CALL FOR DISCUSSION: comp.binaries.acorn Message-ID: <1536@tharr.UUCP> Date: 23 Dec 90 22:27:52 GMT References: <1638@svin02.info.win.tue.nl> <1642@svin02.info.win.tue.nl> <4534@acorn.co.uk> Reply-To: gtoal@tharr.UUCP (Graham Toal) Organization: Power Microsystems Ltd Lines: 17 In article <4534@acorn.co.uk> andy@acorn.co.uk (Andy Ingle) writes: >A binaries vote should only take place when there is an average of >(say) 40 or more new articles each day in comp.sys.acorn and at >least 10 of these are binaries. If someone were to take a vote >today I would vote NO. Cluttering up the namespace with lots of >seldom-used newsgroups is just stupid. I agree wholeheartedly. I'd also vote against *any* binaries group because I have qualms about posting anything other than sources. (And for that we have alt.sources -- absolutely no reason why Archie sources can't go out on that group with a pointer posted here) Seasons Cliches to everyone. Graham -- (* Posted from tharr.uucp - Public Access Unix - +44 (234) 261804 *)