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From: rlr@pyuxn.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.news.group
Subject: Re: net.music.jazz and subgroups in general
Message-ID: <154@pyuxn.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 22-Aug-83 14:06:29 EDT
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Posted: Mon Aug 22 14:06:29 1983
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First, my thanks to Adam Buchsbaum for his explanation of the problems with
	the increasing number of newsgroups, many of which fall into the
	category of subgroups to other newsgroups.  Although the reasons Adam
	described were technical in nature (as opposed to the aesthetic (??)
	reasons which I have used in my arguments), they reveal one
	potential problem with the proliferation of subgroups.

Secondly, I'd just like, once more, to clarify what the h I am trying to say.
	My reasons for opposing the subgroup proposals recently put forth
	have to do with the "isolationism" (<--a better word than snobbishness)
	that such subgroups would cause.  To me, one of the beauties of
	the net is that it brings together a wide variety of people with an
	even wider variety of viewpoints and ideas.  The formation of sub-
	groups inhibits the cross-fertilization of ideas that might otherwise
	be present.

SCENARIO:	A reader of net.micro.apple (and apple owner) accidentally
		reads an article in net.micro.cbm.  (QUICK, GET THE
		PARAMEDICS!!!!)  The article says:  "I need a Frazmuco VPX1000
		to connect to my VIC20 ('YEECH!' says the apple-owning reader)
		in order to process my Hoozawatson input."  The reader
		mumbles:  "What a stupid way to get Hoozawatson input...
		Hey, wait, the apple comes with a Crelmo IDU [internal drelb
		unit], which is compatible with the Frazmuco VPX1000.  Maybe
		if I tell the author that Crelmo IDU's are available as a
		replacement part from Apple-authorized dealers, then maybe the
		author can tell me how to decode Hoozawatson input with one..."

				Rich Rosen   pyuxn!rlr