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From: rgc@raybed2.msd.ray.com (RICK CARLE)
Newsgroups: comp.binaries.ibm.pc.d
Subject: Re: This newsgroup.
Summary: splitting the group would just cause cross-posting
Message-ID: <2089@raybed2.msd.ray.com>
Date: 11 Feb 91 16:05:10 GMT
References: <2756@krafla.rhi.hi.is>
Organization: Raytheon Co., Tewksbury, Mass.
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In article <2756@krafla.rhi.hi.is>, frisk@rhi.hi.is (Fridrik Skulason) writes:
> Am I the only one who thinks this group might benefit from a split - maybe:
> 	comp.binaries.ibm.pc.d - for discussion about postings on c.b.i.p.
> 	comp.binaries.ibm.pc.wanted - for all those "I am looking for.."
> 	comp.binaries.ibm.pc.announce - for announcing new programs and uploads

This would be pointless, because:
1) The only "legitimate" postings are discussions about c.b.i.p.  The
  other illegitamate postings would appear in .wanted and .announce and
  still be cross-posted to .d because that's the audience the posters want
  to reach.  So traffic would just increase.
2) The volume of postings isn't really a problem, is it?  I think it's
  only 20-30 articles per day.  That seems ideal.
3) Most contributions in the way of "announcing new programs and
  uploads" come from Timo Salmi and Keith Peterson and seem to be pretty
  useful.

I agree that these "I am looking for..." postings are often annoying,
but there's no way to get rid of them.  Except maybe if Davidson were to
resurrect the script he once used to scold such people (via c.b.i.p.d)
that they were in the wrong newsgroup.  I thought that was effective and
impersonal.

	Rick Carle