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From: gam@amdahl.UUCP (G A Moffett)
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Subject: Re: Greg Woods/Brian Reid flaming match
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Date: Sun, 16-Mar-86 02:46:43 EST
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Summary: yes, let us save the debate until the polling is complete


It is understandible that people would hold criticism for any form of
measurement which is a *sampling* -- not a total measure -- of
anything.  I have my own criticisms, too.  But I will save them until
we have real data to argue about.  In any case, it is already the most
significant measurement of Usenet news usage that the net has ever
seen.

I am really glad that Brian Reid has so sucessfully gained various
statistics from many, many sites.  We may have criticisms and
judgements about how they were gathered, but let us not throw the baby
out with the bath water.  Please save your criticisms and judgements
till Reid is finished with the measuring.
-- 
Gordon A. Moffett		...!{ihnp4,seismo,hplabs}!amdahl!gam

 ~ God, it looks like Daniel ... ~
 ~ Must be the clouds in my eyes ~