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From: liz@umcp-cs.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.women,net.news.group
Subject: Re: net.women.only
Message-ID: <2084@umcp-cs.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 22-Aug-83 23:47:32 EDT
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Posted: Mon Aug 22 23:47:32 1983
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Hmmm.  Let me try to say this again.  I think the "only" part in
the group name is a little strong, but since there is already a
net.women and there are so many men on it...  Let me make the
analogy with net.singles again.  net.singles is >for< singles while
net.women is >about< women.  What I'd like is a group >for< women.
Actually, I like net.women -- I just want something else/more.

As far as keeping men off is concerned:  I don't think there's any
way to keep men from reading the group.  I would kind of like to
keep men from submiting a lot of articles to the group, but even
that would be difficult.  I would at least like to have a group
where most of the articles were by women.

As far as contents goes:  I don't think it would be any more personal
than other news groups -- the net is far too public in nature for
that.  It'd just be a place for women to discuss things and get
feedback from other women without needing to justify the discussion
or the existence of a problem.  Actually, a lot of it could well
be boring for the men out there, anyway.  (When's the last time
you men worried about makeup or monthly cramps?)  Partly, I'd just
like to get to know some of the women out there and find out how
they feel being a woman in such a male dominated profession -- what
problems they have run into and how they have solved them.  Does
this help to clarify where I'm coming from?  Part of this (I admit)
could be done on net.women, but there are so many men in that
group...

For the women out there:  What do you all think?  I haven't gotten
much response from you.  Do you feel a need for such a group?  Is
it worth trying?  Do you think it's appropriate?  What kinds of
things would you like such a group for?

(Submitting this article cautiously -- expecting flames I won't be
able to douse...)
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				-Liz Allen, U of Maryland, College Park MD
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