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From: andreess@mrlaxs.mrl.uiuc.edu (Marc Andreessen)
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Subject: Re: More discussion on fate of comp.graphics?
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Date: 10 May 91 04:21:18 GMT
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In article <1991May10.022230.22527@marlin.jcu.edu.au> cppds@marlin.jcu.edu.au (Peter Stephenson) writes:
>I believe what has a better chance of working is the splitting of 
>comp.graphics to a set of news.groups.

Nope nope nope.  This wouldn't blunt the onslaught of noise at all.  
The '.research' label (or its equivalent) will act as a magnet for stupid 
questions.

Moderation, though, would work wonders.  (Read comp.compilers to see how high
the level of discussion can be kept with a good moderator.)

Marc

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