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From: mark@cbosgd.UUCP (Mark Horton)
Newsgroups: net.news.group,soc.singles
Subject: Re: mistakes in reorganisation
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Date: Sat, 20-Sep-86 23:58:28 EDT
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It is indeed possible to move a newsgroup later, so none of this
is truly carved in stone.  But we do need to keep it moving, and
the move is under way.

I would like to explain the current situation, since there seems
to be a lot of misunderstanding.

net.singles.  Many people feel that in a totally fair world, this
should be soc.singles.  However, if you look at the arbitron stats,
you'll see that net.singles is the 7th most popular group on the net.
So while the content and volume may seem characteristic of a talk
group, it's so popular that it wouldn't be right to put it into talk.

net.jokes.  The same thing applies as net.singles, although net.jokes
is currently listed #2.  It's too popular to put into talk.

mod.philosophy.tech.  This issue is really moot, because there's no
traffic in that group.  Without traffic, it's impossible to judge
what volume, content, and readership would be.  Furthermore, the
current situation is that mod.* will stay where they are for the
time being.  Whether mod.* gets moved, and what the new names will
be, are still very much undecided.  It seems to me that if the
eventual traffic proves to be of technical use to some significant
part of the net in performing their jobs, it might belong in sci.
On the other hand, philosophical discussions, even if technical,
may belong in talk if their only purpose is a fun diversion for the
participants.

net.wobegon.  The only issue here is whether the net is better served
by a newsgroup (posted everywhere, and consuming a slot in the active
file), by a mailing list, or by sharing another newsgroup.  net.wobegon
is low on the readership list, although certainly not at or even near
the bottom.  (#158 of 216.)

	Mark