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From: mojo@kepler.UUCP (Morris Jones)
Newsgroups: net.news.group
Subject: Re: net.culture.uk (and net.peace)
Message-ID: <221@kepler.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 9-Sep-85 00:26:04 EDT
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Posted: Mon Sep  9 00:26:04 1985
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I believe I agree with Scott Preece in the matter of newsgroup creation.
We have cool heads discussing newsgroups in net.news.groups, which should
prevent multiple creations of slightly different group names.  Why not
give reasonable group suggestions a try?

Perhaps trial and error *is* the best way to deal with new newsgroups.
We've learned about the method with net.bizarre (I agree that it may be
degenerating into noise, but I've enjoyed it more than net.jokes).
Until a newsgroup has had a chance to exist and prove itself, no one can
do anything but speculate about its usefulness.

Lauren suggests that using the net to help special interest groups is
contrary to the interests of the net.  What about all the existing groups
that aid special (commercial) interests?  Take net.micro.amiga, net.micro.pc,
net.micro.apple, and net.micro.att for starters.

I admit to being a newcomer to the net.  If this has been tried before
and the result was chaotic, I apologize for bringing it up again.

P.S., net.misc.coke is about ready to die.

-- 
Mojo
... Morris Jones, MicroPro Product Development
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