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From: stu@jpusa1.UUCP (Stu Heiss)
Newsgroups: net.news.group
Subject: Re: Is net.sources beyond hope?
Message-ID: <122@jpusa1.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 5-Feb-86 13:55:29 EST
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Posted: Wed Feb  5 13:55:29 1986
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In article <9177@amdcad.UUCP> phil@amdcad.UUCP (Phil Ngai) writes:
>In article <247@maynard.UUCP> campbell@maynard.UUCP (Larry Campbell) writes:
>>> I've been trying to send mail to people making inappropriate postings
>>> Should I give up?  Does it matter?  If nobody else cares, there's not
>>I also have been sending a version (slightly softened in tone) of Spaf's
>>form letter to net.sources abusers.  I've sent out a lot of copies in the
>Better yet, let's KILL net.sources and use mod.sources.  Remember the
>TVX disaster? This is bound to keep happening as netnews novices
>decide to share their programs if we keep net.sources around. It's the
>same mistakes over and over: 1) articles too big 2) articles which
>get eaten, followed by four dozen requests for reposting IN NET.SOURCES.
>
>As for those that don't get mod groups: get it fixed! You'll probably

We've all seen net.sources go thru ups and downs, but let's not throw
out the baby with the bath water.  Education is the key and a firm note
undoubtedly makes an impression.  I once posted a request for something
to net.sources, got a reprimand from someone, and have never done it
since.  The problem with education is that a separate letter to every
abuser/naive-user is a pain.  If someone who really cared would post
a short article giving tips on what should go to mod.sources, how big
an article shouldn't be, where to post requests, etc. once a month or
so, things might clean up all by themselves.  Anybody want the job?
BTW, satalite sites can't always get everything they want, so
mod.sources-only is going to bite a bunch of sites.  I really do
think they serve different purposes anyway, but that's just my opinion.

-- 
Stu Heiss {ihnp4!jpusa1!stu}