Xref: utzoo news.groups:15838 rec.arts.startrek:35083 Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!clyde.concordia.ca!uunet!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!ucbvax!bloom-beacon!bu-cs!mirror!frog!jp From: jp@frog.UUCP (John Pimentel) Newsgroups: news.groups,rec.arts.startrek Subject: Re: call for discussion: rec.arts.startrek.info Message-ID: <10808@frog.UUCP> Date: 22 Dec 89 19:04:00 GMT References: <8912121501.AA11524@talos.uu.net> <4341@hydra.gatech.EDU> <4351@hydra.gatech.EDU> <7297@ficc.uu.net> Reply-To: jp@frog.UUCP (John Pimentel) Followup-To: news.groups Organization: Charles River Data Systems Lines: 46 In article <7297@ficc.uu.net> peter@ficc.uu.net (Peter da Silva) writes: >In article <4351@hydra.gatech.EDU> louise@pravda.UUCP (Louise Penberthy) writes: >> I also think this is a good idea. > >Well, I think it's a really screwy idea. What you're gonna get is everyone >thinking their stuff is 'info' and post to .info... or to both groups. It's That is why the proposed group from the onset was proposed as MODERATED with thus far TWO CO-MODERATORS. And if you bothered to read the proposal you too would have seen it clearly stated "I proposed a new moderated group". What ever happened to engaging brain before mouth (fingers)? >If you want to improve the s/n ratio, there are a number of alternatives: > rec.arts.startrek.movies > rec.arts.startrek.books > rec.arts.startrek.original > rec.arts.startrek.new Now you're blowing things way out of porportion! >Also, you could try a moderated subgroup, a-la rec.humor.funny: > > rec.arts.startrek.announce (moderated) > rec.arts.startrek.mod (moderated) > rec.arts.startrek.info (moderated) >Or, you could segregate the flames into a seperate part of the hierarchy: > talk.startrek > alt.startrek > rec.arts.startrek.trekkie > rec.arts.startrek.trekker What rock did you climb from under anyways :-) >-- >`-_-' Peter da Silva. +1 713 274 5180. . > 'U` Also or . >"Scientific progress is predicated on name-calling and intolerance, not to > mention asking lots of stupid questions." -- Mark S Madsen --- Take care and have a good day. John. STANDARD DISCLAIMER APPLIES. UUCP: frog!jp