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From: chuq@sun.uucp (Chuq Von Rospach)
Newsgroups: net.news
Subject: Re: Statistics, polls: honest, no flames
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Date: Sat, 29-Mar-86 03:21:37 EST
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Posted: Sat Mar 29 03:21:37 1986
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> In article <3389@sun.uucp> chuq@sun.uucp (Chuq Von Rospach) writes:
> > but I think that it is logical for streamlining 
> >of the net to be done by getting rid of the high volume/low readership
> >groups -- the most affect for the least netwide trauma (except to the people
> >who like to hear themselves type).
> 
> Why don't we get rid of the high volume/low readership posters (guess who
> comes to mind....)

Well, I'd guess offhand just about anyone in a non-technical
group on the seismo top 25. Contrary to the snide insinuation, that ain't
me, since I've been on the top 25 once in the last six months.

On a practical level, getting rid of individual users is an administrative
impossibility for the net -- the only control at the user level is in the
hands of the SA. Getting rid of bloated newsgroups IS under net control, and
worth looking at.

Personally, if it was possible, I'd like to see us get rid of articles with
no factual content, useless repetitions, childish accusations and other
associated garbage. My biggest worry on this, though, is that there would be
no net left when we were done.

me
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