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From: rfg@hound.UUCP (R.GRANTGES)
Newsgroups: net.news
Subject: Re: Do not skip duplicates -- a different view
Message-ID: <551@hound.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 28-Jun-84 13:53:07 EDT
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Posted: Thu Jun 28 13:53:07 1984
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I am such a neophyte I feel I am hardly entitled to an opinion.
However I couldn't agree with you less. On two grounds, both of which 
depend on the assumption that usenet is slowly sinking under a burden
of congestion and cost which more or less directly relate to total
volume.
1) If we have precise newsgroups and general newsgroups, I see no
excuse for multiple posting. Granted it doesn't <directly> increase
link load, but getting similar arguments and discussions going on
multiple newsgroups generates much duplication of comment, which
flitting back and forth helps clutter up the links. My personal
remedy for this, which I admit is ineffective unless practised by
a majority, is to edit any reply I make to a multiply posted item
so that it (the reply) only goes back to the newsgroup I read the
item on. Along the same line, I think the original idea of having
replies to items on net.genreral automatically go to net.followup
is great. Keeps the clutter on net.general down.
     [Allow me to insert a small vote to keep net.general. I find
it usually very small in traffic, compared to most other "general
type newsgroups. I don't mind a few "n's" here 'n there.  If I had
to "n" every item on it, my "n" count wouldn't be as large as the one
I develop on most other newsgroups that I'm involved with (e.g.,
sf.lovers, net.music.classical, net.misc., etc <- not a newsgroup :-))]
2) I also disagree with your position which if I recall it right
amounted to: I have an idiosyncratic way in which I like to use netnews.
Please, everyone change your ways so I won't have to change mine.
     I don't expect I will persuade many to my position, but I thank
you all for this opportunity to be heard.  I am off for two weeks
vacation starting 6/30 so my replies to any replies will be delayed.
Dick Grantges  hound!rfg