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From: mikeg%monsoon.c3@lanl.gov (Michael P. Gerlek)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: Re: The future of comp.windows.x (A new group??)
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Date: 12 Jun 89 20:28:42 GMT
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From article <1100@ucrmath.UCR.EDU>, 
      by yakker@stravinsky.ucr.edu (The Rastafari Yakker):
> 
>   [commentary on who reads/posts comp.windows.x, etc]
>   2)  The people being introduced to X don't have the proper place to ask
>   questions.  Those that have worked with X for a long time tend to overlook
>   the ones who have not...

I disagree - I've only been following this group for a few months, but
most questions (regardless of level) seem to get answered. 

>   3)  The people that are experienced with X need to have a place of their
>   own to talk about things that are important to the advancement of X win-
>   dows.  They need a place to work and discuss the things that are going
>   to help each other increase the proficiency and usage of X.

And as a relative newcomer to X, I find the "future"/"advancements"
discussions just as helpful as "how to _correctly_ determine if I have a
color server".

> After all of this, wouldn't people think it's time to make a new newsgroup?
> Perhaps a comp.windows.x.wizards, or a comp.windows.x.d, or something along
> these lines.  Maybe I'm just a little out of my bounds in questioning this,
> but wouldn't it be better for everyone?  Comments, please.

Is this really justifiable?  comp.windows.x has traffic, but not _that_
much that it should be sorted out.  Do you follow comp.os.vms?  At least
as much traffic there and the topics covered are much more diverse - and 
little commentary on splitting it up into smaller groups.

Side-question: I've heard that MIT runs a mailing list (xpert?).  Are there
others?  Do things get crossposted, or...?

Recommendation: Split comp.windows.x into 2 new groups:  
           comp.windows.x.normal, and
           comp.windows.x.wheresthepostscriptinterfaces   :-)
 
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