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From: kebera@alzabo.uucp (Krishna E. Bera)
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Subject: Re: Comp.lang.cobol failed
Message-ID: <1990Jan9.160120.22073@alzabo.uucp>
Date: 9 Jan 90 16:01:20 GMT
References: <604@enea.se> <9L=:6A+@splut.conmicro.com>
Organization: Brian's Gang, Ottawa, Canada
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jay@splut.conmicro.com (Jay "you ignorant splut!" Maynard) writes:

>In article <604@enea.se> sommar@enea.se (Erland Sommarskog) writes:
>>The vote for comp.lang.cobol is over. It will not be created for
>>[...]

>Unless I get overwhelming objections, I will create the group next
>Wednesday, 10 January 1990. I feel there is clearly enough interest in
>discussing COBOL to warrant an alt group. In addition, perhaps the group
>will have enough traffic to show that comp.lang.cobol is needed.

Why don't you use comp.lang.misc and put the word COBOL in your
articles' Subject line? I thought comp.lang.misc was intended for
discussion of languages that didn't have enough traffic or support
for their own newsgroup.

>Objections of the form "COBOL sucks, don't encourage it with a
>newsgroup" will be summarily ignored. I happen to feel the same way
>about C at times.

Agreed. Also, COBOL articles should be ignored by those not interested.
-- 
Krishna E. Bera
"Programmer on the loose"

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