Autzoo.1098
hacknews
utzoo!henry
Wed Nov  4 22:07:39 1981
netnews
I am contemplating major cuts to the list of newsgroups we get.  The
cost in cash for phone bills seems to be lower than I had feared, but is
still substantial and steadily growing.  The cost in time, frustration,
and schedule disruption involved in maintaining the connection by hand
is becoming excessive;  I am getting fed up with the continuous struggle
to maintain a stream of data that has had very little of real interest
lately.  At the moment, I am mostly eyeing the fa.* newsgroups.  The
net.* stuff is modest in quantity and by and large superior in quality;
both the bulk and the drivel percentage are much higher in fa.*.  I am
considering cutting out most of the fa.* newsgroups, keeping only a
very small selection.  And yes, unix-wizards is on the hit list;  it has
been singularly unsatisfying of late.

I have not made any definite decisions yet, and there are a couple of
developments in the wind that may alter the situation, but anyone who
wants to influence the verdict(s) had better speak up.  Arguments on
the basis of "but I find X very interesting" are not sufficient to
convince me that it's worth MY time shoveling garbage over the wires.