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From: tes@whuts.UUCP
Newsgroups: rec.food.drink,rec.food.cooking,news.groups,news.admin
Subject: Moment of Decision
Message-ID: <1775@whuts.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 17-Apr-87 12:22:06 EST
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Posted: Fri Apr 17 12:22:06 1987
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Keywords: moderated group, how decided?
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We now reach the moment of truth on the moderated rec.food.wine issue.
The question is, will YOU do something about it?

The responses to date from the "Powers" is that we have not shown
sufficient interest.  They have seen a low number of responses,
and what was available they perceived to be anti-moderated wine
group.  If I interpret their comments correctly, then we need:

     100 - 150 POSITIVE RESPONSES to be treated SERIOUSLY!

This is a thrice-edited article.  The original railed about how
I have never seen 100 responses on any topic, even the demise of
net.bizarre or the worst sophistry in talk.religion.misc.

At least we have a "guideline".  My recommendation is to write
to the two people in power, make certain that both are addressed:
     {cbosgd|ihnp4}!seismo!rick   and,
     {cbosgd|ihnp4}!gatech!spaf      
It is obvious that if you let "the other guy" do this, we will not
have a group.  If we do not take immediate action, then we will 
abandon our rights to high-quality articles in areas that we, not
just the "powers", are interested in.  (Please "cc" me in all
responses, but send your comments directly.)

I will re-post the "charter" in rec.food.drink for your comments.

We now reach the moment of truth on the moderated rec.food.wine issue.
The question is, will YOU do something about it?
-- 
  -----                    Terry Sterkel
-====----              AT&T Bell Laboratories
--------- {clyde|harvard|cbosgd|allegra|ulysses|ihnp4}!whuts!tes
  -----         [opinions are obviously only my own]