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From: bcx@eeg.UUCP ( Bryan Costales)
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Subject: Re: A modest proposal
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Date: Sat, 7-Sep-85 23:56:21 EDT
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Posted: Sat Sep  7 23:56:21 1985
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> My proposal:
> 		A monitor for each group.
> 
 ... 
> 					Thomas Ruschak

Mr. Ruschak proposes, on the one hand, to limit the number of groups,
while on the other suggesting that all groups become moderated. He then
goes on to bemoan the fact the such groups as net.politics (etc.) are
surely too large for a single person to moderate.

Surely these two views work against each other. If each and every group
is to be moderated, then we must have more, rather than fewer, groups.
Instead of one lone individual vanishing under an avalanche of say
net.abortion, I propose several individuals keeping abreast of say
net.abortion.(subdivisions here).

Adding groups only requires the expenditure of a few inodes.
Subdivisions, in and of themselves, would not significantly impact disk
space, or communication system loads. Coupled with enforced moderation,
more groups could be accommodated at the same or lower loads.

Now don't get me wrong. I don't favor moderation. I suspect, however,
that it may become a necessary evil.

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