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From: cppds@marlin.jcu.edu.au (Peter Stephenson)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics
Subject: Re: More discussion on fate of comp.graphics?
Message-ID: <1991May11.073613.12539@marlin.jcu.edu.au>
Date: 11 May 91 07:36:13 GMT
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In article <1991May10.042118.29533@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu> 
andreess@mrlaxs.mrl.uiuc.edu (Marc Andreessen) replies:

>>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. 

I think you missed my point, Marc, this was what I was saying.
If we have      comp.graphics
                comp.graphics.research
                comp.graphics.visualisation
Gif format requests etc and other noise will just have a bigger market.

If comp.graphics is disbanded and split into a series of newsgroups
each of whose name adequately signals the use of the group this will
simplify matters.

Life won't have changed much for the reader but moderators will have a small
enough job that someone might actually take up the task and people submitting
articles will have an idea where their articles are not wanted.

It is ridiculous to expect all people to adhere to a form of ettique when
life is easier not to.  A better naming of news groups I believe will be
of benefit.

Peter Stephenson
cppds@groper.jcu.edu.au