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From: rgc@raybed2.UUCP (RICK CARLE)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: for sale ... ad nauseam
Summary: "For sale" notices are only part of the problem
Keywords: Re: for sale ... ad nauseam
Message-ID: <1259@raybed2.UUCP>
Date: 18 Jan 89 14:09:28 GMT
References: <6803@killer.DALLAS.TX.US>
Organization: Raytheon Co., Bedford, Mass.
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In article <6803@killer.DALLAS.TX.US>, dunno@killer.DALLAS.TX.US (Joyce Hicks) writes:
> It is getting a little bit ridiculous seeing all the FOR SALE ad for various
> soft/hard ware in the 'COMP.SYS.IBM.PC' newsgroup...

Agreed: "for sale" belongs in a separate group or in local distribution.
But the sender probably wanted to hit this audience and not everyone can
restrict distribution.  I suspect you're frustrated by the incredible
volume of this newsgroup (I am) and that you're striking out at the
first good target.

This newsgroup seems to have 10 times the volume of any other newsgroup
that I belong to.  After a 3-day weekend there is a 150-200 article
backlog.  We need to divide (into sub-groups) and conquer.  Perhaps a
moderated sub-group.  (But comp.sys.ibm.pc.digest already does that job
pretty well.)  I don't have any good ideas about how to split up
comp.sys.ibm.pc, just a certainty that it's too big.  Hardware vs.
software vs. peripherals?  How do magazines divide their coverage?
What should be forbidden in comp.sys.ibm.pc?  (E.g., for sale, flames,
discussion like this, etc.)

	Rick Carle, rgc@raybed2.ray.com