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From: simcha@kurz-ai.UUCP (Simcha Lerner)
Newsgroups: comp.binaries.ibm.pc.d
Subject: Re: How does a RUSH category sound?
Message-ID: <273@kurz-ai.UUCP>
Date: 8 May 89 17:41:04 GMT
References: <7090@bsu-cs.bsu.edu> <13097@lanl.gov> <3915@silver.bacs.indiana.edu>
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In article <3915@silver.bacs.indiana.edu> burleigh@silver.UUCP (frank burleigh) writes:
>In article <13097@lanl.gov> jxdl@lanl.gov (Jerry DeLapp) writes:
>>In article <7090@bsu-cs.bsu.edu>, dhesi@bsu-cs.bsu.edu (Rahul Dhesi) writes:
>>In response to the recent noise about an unmoderated group RD
>>writes:
>>> How does a RUSH category sound for comp.binaries.ibm.pc?  If an
>>> incoming submission is marked RUSH in the subject heading,
>>
>>[mucho deleto]
>>
>>To RD: I for one think you're doing a fine job. Don't go making
>>work for yourself. If folks can't wait a few days while you
>
>I agree that RD does an excellent job, and RUSH hardly seems necessary
>-- though I don't have any principled opposition to it.

I too must agree that RD is doing a great job trying to maintain
order for a bunch of anarchists.  As stated above, the only thing
that will happen with this proposal is that almost everyone will
label their postings RUSH, and we will then be in an almost
unmoderated situation.

For those of you with short memories, back in the days when we were
unmoderated, we came very close to being shut down and relegated to 
the alt. distribution.

Much of the problem comes from people pre-announcing their postings
in c.b.i.p.d, which causes everyone to start salivating and become 
quite impatient.  Perhaps a little more discretion on the part of
posters will make everyone a lot happier.

simcha lerner
harvard!humming!simcha
harvard!kurz-ai!simcha

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