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From: stewart@harpo.UUCP (stewart wiener)
Newsgroups: net.news.group
Subject: merger of net.music/net.records
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Date: Sat, 21-Jan-84 21:04:57 EST
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Posted: Sat Jan 21 21:04:57 1984
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I'm a regular reader of net.music and net.records, and I suppose the
merger is a reasonable sort of thing, as the distinction has been lost
lately.

One distinction, though, that would be valuable is in the KIND of music.
Most readers, I think, segregate themselves into classical or rock people,
and skip over everything in the other category.  I propose the following:

net.music.rock - Broadly defined to include pop, new wave, funk & soul,
		 reggae, top 40, and anything else submitted to it.

net.music.classical - Classical, baroque, choral music, 20th century
		      modern classical, et cetera.

net.music - The parent group would take articles of general interest, plus
	    those categories of music not covered above:  jazz, country,
	    Broadway show music, bluegrass, and so forth.

Any comments?  I'd be happy to warm my frozen hands in your flames.

	Stewart Wiener
	{allegra,eagle,harpo}!princeton!flakey!stewart