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From: spaf@gt-karloff.uucp (Gene Spafford)
Newsgroups: rec.food.drink,rec.food.cooking,news.groups,news.admin
Subject: Re: Moment of Decision
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Date: Sun, 19-Apr-87 14:40:28 EST
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Keywords: moderated group, how decided?
Summary: The group isn't needed.
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Terry Sterkel posted a complaint about the non-creation of a moderated
wines group.  The reason I, personally, don't think it is needed is
partially covered by Max Hauser's article (to which this is a
followup).  Basically, I haven't seen much of a need.  Terry has posted
on this subject a couple of times, and the usual response (other than a
couple of "yes" responses) were comments that there isn't sufficient
volume, that the charter of the group he has proposed is too narrow,
and that there is basically no need for the group.  A quick look
through the last month's postings in rec.food.drink tends to bear that
out.

I suggested to Terry that he start a mailing list discussion group and
see if he is able to sustain a reasonable volume of discussion over
a 2 or 3 month period.  If so, then there is certainly sufficient reason
and precedent to create a moderated group.  However, if the list gets
only 20 subscribers and 2 articles a week, then there is little reason
to create a separate group...especially when rec.food.drink is hardly
being utilized.
Gene Spafford
Software Engineering Research Center (SERC), Georgia Tech, Atlanta GA 30332
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