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From: rob@phavl.UUCP (Robert Ransbottom)
Newsgroups: news.misc,news.groups
Subject: Re: news.groups: OK as is
Summary: news.groups & news.groups.d
Message-ID: <244@phavl.UUCP>
Date: 1 Jun 89 02:56:24 GMT
References: <4333@ficc.uu.net> <1465@uw-entropy.ms.washington.edu> <5194@rpi.edu>
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In article <5194@rpi.edu>, kibo@pawl.rpi.edu (James 'Kibo' Parry) writes:
> In article <1465@uw-entropy.ms.washington.edu> charlie@mica.stat.washington.edu (Charlie Geyer) writes:
> >In article <4333@ficc.uu.net> jeffd@ficc.uu.net (jeff daiell) writes:
> >> I'd like to issue a call for the status quo on news.groups. ...
> 
> 	Absolutely.  If a *discussion* is supposed to take place -- as it
> should, before a vote on a newsgroup creation is taken -- you need an
> unmoderated group to do it in...

Agreed.

> 	(The proper purpose for a moderated group is for dissemination of
> information, i.e. "Everyone should know this", not discussion.  It's
> less quick to spread things around and less interactive.)

Agreed, that is why there is a call for creation of news.groups.d, 
because Everybody should know about the CALLS FOR ...  but wading
through n.g is a deterent that only grow stronger.

-- 
news.groups SMALL for ALL  -- Support new.groups.d, only CALLS & RESULTS in n.g
                    ( sloganizing is making me feel ill)
 ...!uunet!phavl!rob              Robert Ransbottom