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From: kraut@ut-ngp.UUCP (Werner Uhrig)
Newsgroups: news.groups,news.admin
Subject: Re: inet newsgroup creation policy
Message-ID: <6324@ut-ngp.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 21-Sep-87 12:25:39 EDT
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Posted: Mon Sep 21 12:25:39 1987
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Organization: UTexas Computation Center, Austin, Texas
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Summary: why don't people ask for help
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In article <20890@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU>, fair@ucbarpa.Berkeley.EDU (Erik E. Fair) writes:
> Bob, the policy for the "inet" groups is that whatever is in the
> List of Lists as maintained by Rich Zellich becomes an "inet"
	.....
> it. Rich posted a 50% update about 6 weeks ago, pleaded incredible
> overload at work, said that there were many more updates in the
> queue (He does LoL in his "spare" time) and that he'd get back to
> it when he had more time. I haven't heard anything since.
 	.....
> I also plead extreme disruption of my life for the last month and
> a half (I just moved for the first time in six years; still unpacking)

	Everyone knows these disruptions, but I am amazed that I have never
	seen anyone ask for help in this situation.  Maybe help is being
	asked for - and provided - through private Email, but I cannot
	but wonder why certain groups go into hibernation for months at
	a time without the moderator/administrator even posting an
	explanation or request for assistance.  This is actually my strongest
	reservation against moderated and digested groups, as I have seen
	some groups go dead for months at a time (INFO-MAC comes to mind)
	while many willing volunteers could not even raise the moderator
	to take over the task (i.e. distribution addresses).

	Maybe some of you hardworking net-friends who are carrying the main
	load can think of a way how others can come to your assistance when
	you have need?  Maybe training others to do partial tasks should not
	even wait until there is need for it but should be an ongoing
	matter?

	I know that it means additional overhead, but I do consider it
	very important that people on whom the net depends have trained
	back-ups, so why not try to have several people cooperate on those
	tasks *ALWAYS* and maybe we can avoid those "dry periods"?!

			Cheers,		---Werner

PS: this may be a good place to insert a *THANKS* to all you volunteers out
	there.

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