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From: dl1@ukc.ac.uk (D.Langford)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Too Much Traffic in this group
Keywords: Traffic, USENET policy
Message-ID: <6202@eagle.ukc.ac.uk>
Date: 19 Dec 88 12:25:41 GMT
References: <6895@spool.cs.wisc.edu>
Reply-To: dl1@ukc.ac.uk (D.Langford)
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In <6895@spool.cs.wisc.edu>,  zeiden@ai.cs.wisc.edu (Matthew Zeidenberg)
writes:

> I like reading this group, but it has too much traffic. It is hard
> to read .... Therefore
> I propose that it be split into about 10 groups. Here is a 
> suggested list, off the top of my head.

>	comp.sys.mac.disks
	[lengthy list of groups omitted]

> I don't know how to do this, but one method might be to
> take a vote on whether to split the group....

This is a TERRIBLE idea. The great strength of this group is that /everyone/
reads it - so there's not only always someone around with the right
answer, but of those who know the answer, someone prepared to reply, too!

If we had specialist ghettos, it's improbable that anyone not specifically
interested in a particular subject would access it.. so   a) no expert help and
b) a swelling  comp.sys.mac.misc group... leave well alone, say I.

- duncan

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 dl1@ukc.ac.uk duncan langford computing lab., university of kent, uk
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