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From: z011@dalcs.UUCP (Colin Pye)
Newsgroups: net.news.group,net.flame
Subject: Re: hoo boy! (never again)(deleting newsgroups)
Message-ID: <335@dalcs.UUCP>
Date: Sun, 15-Jan-84 01:36:01 EST
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Posted: Sun Jan 15 01:36:01 1984
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Has anyone else thought about the suggestion of discussion groups?  If memory
is correct, the idea was to have each new subject start a discussion group 
*in the same newsgroup*.  For instance, if I am tired of seeing flames on
wombats, I can press "u" (as in "unsubscribe to discussion") and see no more of
it.  Deletion of such discussion groups was to follow the same method as 
the deletion of articles.  On the other hand, if I decide to submit a followup
suggesting wombat holes be used for the storage of nuclear waste, it would be
placed in the discussion and those who have "u"d the discussion will never hear
of it.  New subjects appear as regular articles, and discussion groups look 
like regular articles *until one "u"s them*.  Maybe a "D" (go to discussion) 
option would be nice as well.  The sites that don't upgrade right away would
see no differance.  Any problems with something like this?  I'm sure
this would stop the creation of some shortlived newsgroups, while contributing 
to the general happiness of those who propose a new group to get garbage out
of their favorite group.

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