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From: jorice@maths.tcd.ie (Jonathan Rice)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics,comp.graphics.visualization,alt.graphics.pixutils,news.groups
Subject: Re: Where Is Everybody? (RFD: comp.graphics.???)
Message-ID: <1991Jun10.140930.23238@maths.tcd.ie>
Date: 10 Jun 91 14:09:30 GMT
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Organization: Dept. of Maths, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland.
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Things seem to be firming up well with regard to our new central group - 
Adrian's call for votes on its name is timely. However, we should not treat
this group in isolation. I think most of us see it as only one group out of
maybe four or five new comp.graphics groups, each with a well-defined
charter to handle separate areas of the computer graphics field, and discussion
about these new groups has been virtually absent for a while. If we go
ahead and create *just* comp.graphics.theory (or .research, or whatever we
decide upon), then yes, we've gained, but we could have gained more by doing
a total reorganisation. Can a netexpert tell me if we need to send out a
Call For Discussion for *each* of the groups we plan to create, or can we do
it under the umbrella of "comp.graphics reorganisation" and use our existing
CFD? Whichever, we *urgently* need to discuss division of responsibility
between these new groups if they're to be put in place about the same time as
comp.graphics.theory/.research.

To start the ball rolling again, here's a rough outline of groups I think
would be sensible:

comp.graphics.theory/.research/.????
	Moderated group discussing state-of-the-art computer graphics theory.
	*Everyone* wants this group. Hopefully we all want the same thing. We
	shall see, when Adrian gets his draft charter going.

comp.graphics.pixutils/.pictures/.picstuff/.????
	Unmoderated group discussing anything that has to do with 2-D images
	(manipulators, convertors, viewers, ftp sites).
	Essentially the function of alt.graphics.pixutils, moved under the
	comp.graphics wing and with charter expanded to make it deal with *all*
	of the tiresome image-related topics swamping comp.graphics now.

comp.graphics.applications/.software/.????
	Unmoderated group discussing particular applications - e.g. "How do I
	do <blah> in <blah>?"

comp.graphics.hardware
	Unmoderated group. Discussions of c.g. hardware not "cutting-edge"
	enough to be in comp.graphics.theory/.research. You know, general
	hardware stuff.

comp.graphics.announce
	Unmoderated. Announcements of interest to c.g. people - conferences,
	new ftp sites, new products, etc. This group may not be necessary if
	people think that the individual specialty groups can handle
	announcements too. I think it'd be nice, though.

comp.graphics.visualization
	As is.

comp.graphics.misc
	Misc stuff that doesn't fit into any of the other categories easily.
	General stuff. Unmoderated.

Are people thinking somewhat along these lines? Whether you are or not, let's
*talk* about it and broaden the discussion out from just the central group.


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