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From: torek@umich.UUCP (Paul V. Torek )
Newsgroups: net.news.config,net.news.group
Subject: Re: impending newsgroup cuts
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Date: Tue, 19-Nov-85 23:41:15 EST
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Summary: 

Martin Taylor points out that users could personally pay their fair share
of costs to local sites.  I don't know how well this will go over with other
avid readers of/posters to nontechnical groups, but I'm willing to pay up to
double my fair share.  I am a semi-major contributor to some of the groups
that people have suggested cutting (not net.flame however), and I'd hate to
see them go.  I think another thing worth trying is asking the biggest posters
to voluntarily limit their contributions.  I've seen lots of needless included
text in some of these newsgroups, for example; it could be dropped relatively
painlessly.

--Paul V. Torek, the blooming iconoclast and once and future "top 25" news
submitter (something I hope to achieve by having the others come down to my
level!)								torek@umich
(313)996-2396