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From: keithe@tekgvs.TEK.COM (Keith Ericson)
Newsgroups: comp.binaries.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: NO MODERATOR, JUST A NEW NEWSGROUP
Message-ID: <3241@tekgvs.TEK.COM>
Date: 20 Mar 88 19:27:15 GMT
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In article <5537@swan.ulowell.edu> boneill@hawk.ulowell.edu (SoftXc Coordinator) writes:
<>
<>[Creating a discussion newsgroup] is a fantastic idea. It follows
<>the precedent for the (unix) sources group and makes good sense. 
<>
<>Any reason _not_ to do it?
<>
<>keith
<
<I don't see where you get your 'precedent'. comp.sources.unix is a MODERATED
<newsgroup, along with most other sources groups, except .bugs and .d. As far
<as a discussion group, we already have one - comp.sys.ibm.pc. I don't see
<any reason for adding another discussion group to the net, when one already
<exists for the purpose needed.

[And this from the guy collecting votes to creat the discussion
newsgroup?]

Look - there are questions, clarifications and specific discussions
about the binaries posted to this newsgroup that NEED to be carried
on, and including them in the general newsgroup disassociates them
and loses them in the discussions about hard disk drives, networking
and VGA/EGA monitors.

<
<If comp.binaries.ibm.pc was [sic] left without a moderator, 'garbage' as stated
<may be cleaned up, but eventually it will clutter up again. How do you
<think we got here in the first place???
<
By people asking questions about the stuff posted here: "Is anyone
else having problems un-arcing the ....." "I missed part n of the
...; will someone please send me a copy" "I found a bug in the ...
and here's how to fix it."

<I definitely believe we need a moderator, no matter who. Its time we get
<binaries where they belong, and discussions where THEY belong.
<
Right - in the discussion group!

keith

Keith Ericson  at TekLabs (resident factious factotum)
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