Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!ox.com!emory!samsung!rex!uflorida!reef.cis.ufl.edu!ruck From: ruck@reef.cis.ufl.edu (John Ruckstuhl) Newsgroups: comp.archives.admin Subject: Re: copyright status and future development of comp.archives Message-ID: <29302@uflorida.cis.ufl.EDU> Date: 20 Jun 91 17:40:56 GMT References: Sender: news@uflorida.cis.ufl.EDU Organization: EE Dept at UF Lines: 37 In article ryan@ra.cs.umb.edu (Daniel R. Guilderson) writes: >we should be discussing ways which we could distribute the work load >as widely as possible so that noone person is overly burdened. For >example, whenever we find ourselves posting the location and/or >availability of an item of information or software, it would be nice >if there was a single newsgroup with an agreed upon article format >which one could post that info to. It would be bad manners to carry >on discussion in the designated newsgroup. That's just one idea. >Maybe it will work, maybe not, but I think it is a better idea than >having one person or one company sifting through megabytes of crap to >find a few gems. I prefer a cooperation between N assistant-moderators, who lurk/contribute across the span of newsgroups. It would be the responsibility of these persons to clip articles which point to archives, and mail them (including original Message-ID) to the master-moderator. The master-moderator would post the clippings, taking care not to post duplicates. Master-moderator could be automatic. I volunteer, effective immediately, to forward clippings from comp.sys.3b1 comp.sources.3b1 to the current moderator of comp.archives. I accept the responsibility of finding a replacement if I decide to no longer read these newsgroups. (I will cease this assistance if (i) someone points out how foolishly I have overlooked something, or (ii) emv asks me to quit polluting his mailbox) Best Regards, ruck -- John R Ruckstuhl, Jr ruck@alpha.ee.ufl.edu Dept of Electrical Engineering ruck@cis.ufl.edu, uflorida!ruck University of Florida