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From: alb@brunix.UUCP (Adam L. Buchsbaum)
Newsgroups: net.news.group
Subject: Re: Regional Newsgroups
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Date: Wed, 8-May-85 15:44:40 EDT
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I'm hoping that that suggestion wasn't a bit serious.
If we are going to blanketly create subdivisions of
groups BEFORE interest and activity is shown (i.e.
on the assumption that such interest exists), then we
may as well create subdivisions of net.space for every
space program we have (judging from the outcry in net.columbia
about lack of news coverage, I think there is interest),
subdivisions of net.religion for every religion in the
world (the religions exist, therefore people must be be
interested in them), subdivisions of net.politics for
every political party (same reason as religion), etc.
I don't think I have to go on, but I could come up with
reasons for practically every other group we have.

Waiting for at least one person to say that these are
good ideas and send the newgroup messages around,
Adam