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From: bob@plus5.UUCP (Bob Simpson)
Newsgroups: net.games,net.news.group
Subject: Re: Re: Orphaned Response
Message-ID: <840@plus5.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 27-Aug-85 01:50:45 EDT
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Posted: Tue Aug 27 01:50:45 1985
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Summary: Phooey on net.games.comp!

In article <16@ucdavis.UUCP>, ccrdan@ucdavis.UUCP (Dan Gold) writes:
>> net.games is at times an exercise in frustration - ...  There is soooo
>> much computer game oriented traffic, though, that it's a hassle even to
>> read the group let alone post to it!

> I think that splitting net.games into two groups is the right idea.  Then,
> net.games should be retired as it will no longer serve a purpose.
> 
> I would hope that all of you out there will also send some sort of support to
> net.news.group too, so that our moderators might take notice.

	You don't need to create a group until it generates a bunch of traffic
	in an upper level discussion group.

	You are complaining about "annoying net traffic" about computer games.
	Hack, Rogue and Empire all have their oun groups.  What types of
	computer games are you refering to?  The only kind I can think of are
	the Zork/Adventure/"take shoe" games.

	The time is right for a new group for these types of games.  They
	certainly generate enough annoying net traffic  B-).  The real question
	is what it get called?  We need to chose something that can be clearly
	seen by novices as the proper place to post articles of this type, and
	it must representative of the proposed postings.

	Much as I like "net.games.take_shoe" may I suggest net.games.zork,
	net.games.adv or net.games.text?  This way the traffic that is so
	bothersome to you will be shunted to a subgroup, and net.games will
	remain a general group.
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	Bob Simpson
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