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From: slg@ukma.UUCP (Sean Gilley)
Newsgroups: net.news.group
Subject: net.peace
Message-ID: <2120@ukma.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 4-Sep-85 11:34:20 EDT
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Posted: Wed Sep  4 11:34:20 1985
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Organization: U of Kentucky, Mathematical Sciences, Lexington KY
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     In most cases I don't feel a new newsgroup is nessesary
until  the  traffic overflows an already existing newsgroup.
The case of net.rec.scouts is a good example.  It  was  sug-
gested  that  articles  be  posted to net.rec, and then when
warrented  (if  ever)  the  group  net.rec.scouts  could  be
created.

     However, I don't see a newsgroup that  would  logically
handle  the  traffic of net.peace.  Net.politics is where it
should be, but it is so overloaded that it is unlikely  that
I  would  ever read it, even if I *knew* there were articles
of interest to me in there somewhere.  And if I'm  not  wil-
ling  to wade through it, I know there are others who aren't
willing either, because I'm willing to put up with a lot  to
read something I'm interested in.

     I'm interested in the group, but  I  see  the  problems
that  must be considered.  Perhaps a newsletter is the place
to start.  I haven't seen that many people  coming  out  for
the  creation  of  net.peace,  and until I see quite a few I
can't see having the group created.  I'm all for starting  a
newsletter if that is the appropriate thing to do.

     If there is enough interest in the newsletter, I  would
even  be willing to moderate (?) such a thing.  Having never
done this before, it might be nice to have some  hints  from
someone  who has.  (I would also be very willing to give the
task over to someone else who has more experience,  or  more
enthusiasm.)


						Sean.
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