Xref: utzoo news.admin:12414 comp.sources.d:6536 alt.sources.d:1502 news.groups:28148 Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!coplex!dean From: dean@coplex.uucp (Dean Brooks) Newsgroups: news.admin,comp.sources.d,alt.sources.d,news.groups Subject: Re: Comp.sources.unix and replacing Rich Salz Message-ID: <1991Feb24.212150.21939@coplex.uucp> Date: 24 Feb 91 21:21:50 GMT References: <1990Nov28.214659.26551@looking.on.ca> <1990Nov29.172427.11437@acc.stolaf.edu> <1991Feb24.034947.10921@rick.doc.ca> <19070@rpp386.cactus.org> Organization: Copper Electronics, Inc. Lines: 43 jfh@rpp386.cactus.org (John F Haugh II) writes: >The simple truth is that most people are very satisfied with the fine >job that Rich $alz does. I think that this is a wrong assumption. Most people have now started to depend on mail servers, BITFTP, anon UUCP and (for those on the internet) FTP'ing. I think that most people are DISsatisfied with the state of comp.sources.unix, but have found a resonable alternative. >I sincerly doubt that there is that much high quality software being >sent to Rich. I agree; the software that IS posted to comp.sources.unix is VERY high quality. However, I know for a fact that software has been sent to him, and that it has fallen into a black hole. Lots of it. Hell, couldnt a moderator actually be on the lookout for good software and make a point of distributing it, rather than waiting for it to be submitted? Would it not be better to have more postings of perhaps a lower quality software, rather than 15 postings a year of higher quality? The enormous increase of mail servers, BITFTP replies, etc. are costing the USENET a fortune, and the obvious remedy (mass postings) are becoming a rarity. What aggravates a lot of people is the notion that a moderator is some sort of god, who is doing the entire net a favor. They ARE doing everyone a favor, and it IS appreciated, as long as they are consistent enough to spread software quickly. Otherwise, you get 1,000 requests for the same software every week via email. However, what about the organizations who are PAYING for the BITFTP replies, mail servers transmissions, etc. and get no recognition? If you think that this amount is negligible, you obviously havent priced the net lately. -- dean@coplex.UUCP Dean A. Brooks Copper Electronics, Inc. Louisville, Ky UUCP: !uunet!coplex!dean