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From: simona@panix.uucp (Simona Nass)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics,news.groups
Subject: Re: More discussion on fate of comp.graphics?
Message-ID: <1991May17.222829.15434@panix.uucp>
Date: 17 May 91 22:28:29 GMT
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In article <1991May13.182057.24163@qualcomm.com> rdippold@cancun.qualcomm.com (Ron Dippold) writes:
>In article <2965@sun13.scri.fsu.edu> murray@sun13.scri.fsu.edu (John Murray) writes:
>>ucp>
>>Followup-To: comp.graphics
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>>Here's one idea that I don't think has been mentioned yet:
>>
>>Instead of creating one or a dozen new groups to solve the misuse of the
>>existing group, what about making the existing group moderated?
>>
>>In my opinion, a new group that is unmoderated won't solve anything for very
>>long, so if we need to go to a moderated group, the appropriate thing to do
>>is to moderate the one we're already using, rather than create a new group
>>and leave the old one to the wolves and wolf pups.
>
>So then what are you going to do with all the irritating, but legitimate, 
>requests for XXXX viewer for machine YYYY?  If you let them through, you
>haven't gained anything.  If you don't let them through, you've cut off
>one of the few groups they can ask it on with some hope of answer. 
>
>
>-- 
>Standard disclaimer applies, you legalistic hacks.     |     Ron Dippold

I am strongly opposed to moderating it, but would like to see it broken
down into sub-groups, perhaps at least:
	- one for image requests and discussion about same
	- one about the technology (how-to, opinions about viewers, etc.)

-S.

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