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From: snoopy@sopwith.UUCP (Snoopy)
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Subject: comp.datasets Call For Discussion (was: Re: SAO Part01/49)
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Date: 22 Dec 88 05:54:38 GMT
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In article <2708@datapg.MN.ORG> sewilco@datapg.MN.ORG (Scot E. Wilcoxon) writes:

| I much prefer to have clean data or source in the "sources" groups,
| where I can easily weed out what is not of interest, and where it will
| probably be saved in other archive sites.  Useful data or source in
| discussion groups (often in comp.arch and comp.graphics) are easily lost.

It appears that the number and size of "datasets" posted to the net is
growing.  Time to consider a group such as comp.datasets to hold them.
I suggest it be moderated in the manner of comp.sources.unix or c.s.misc,
to keep the discussion and such out, and to provide flow control.  Putting
data in a source group isn't *toooo* bad, but it really is a different animal.
The volume of these datasets is sometimes large, and putting them in a
seperate newsgroup would allow those sites that aren't interested to have
their newsfeed turn the group off.  Also, some sites may be interested in
receiving the datasets, but may not wish to automatically archive them.
If they are mixed in with the source groups it is difficult to archive the
sources without also archiving the datasets.  (or vice versa)

Therefore  I ask the following questions:  (1) Do we want a newsgroup
for data?  (2) Do we want it to be moderated?  (3) If so, any volunteers
for moderator? (4) Can someone think of a better name than "comp.datasets"?
Sounds like something out of an IBM shop.  :-(   Perhaps "comp.data" ?
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