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From: dks@shumv1.uucp (D. K. Smith)
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Subject: Re: Splitting hairs in (was RE: Splitting Comp.Sys.Mac again)
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Date: 8 Feb 90 20:15:41 GMT
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In article <38443@apple.Apple.COM> chuq@Apple.COM (Chuq Von Rospach) writes:
>dks@shumv1.uucp (D. K. Smith) writes:
>
>>In article <38423@apple.Apple.COM> chuq@Apple.COM (Chuq Von Rospach) writes:
>
>>	c.s.m.wanted	We do not want to encourage soliciting
>
>We get a lot of soliciting anyway. I don't think it's as much a matter of
>soliciting as dealing with a reality. A place for "I want a rpogram that
>does" or "I didn't get part 3 of..." or whatever. You're not going to make
>it go away, I doubt you'll encourage more of it by segmenting it out, either.
>
>People looking for things or information, in fact, is arguably one of the
>more important things the net does.

	I was not clear... I agree that an important function of the
	net is the request and receipt of information.  What I meant
	by saying, "We do not want to encourage soliciting" is that
	of solicting stuff for sale, etc.  Solicitations for help
	or "I got this source... who wants it" are mucho encouraged,
	of course.

	For sale,on the other hand... nah-uh!


>
>>	c.s.m.user	This general topic group replaces c.s.m.
>
>I think the group would be ambiguous. I don't think it's obvious what is and
>isn't a user question (especially as compared to .software below, for
>instance. The end result would be a group with a high percentage of
>cross-postings, which isn't good).

	Ok... I will concede on this one.  Maybe another name for
	the .general group would be appropriate.  I do however
	feel that this would be the place for long discussion
	threads like the Apple of the '90's, GUI improvements,
	and the future thread "Apple without Gasse...The Cause
	and the Affect".

>
>>	c.s.m.software	After all, isn't this what makes the Mac, a Mac!
>
>unlike .hardware, I find .software ambiguous as well -- there are so many
>pieces it entails that it might encourage cross-posting as well. I think
>.app is better simply because it covers a pretty broad but specific area.
>

	I do not feel that .software is ambiguous.  To me there is a
	very definite line of demarcation between hw and sw.  This could
	be the forum for everything from viruses (which affects soft-
	ware), to application sw questions/answers... threads about
	inits, DAs, cdevs, etc could occur here.  If I was a newcomer
	to the Mac I would recognize .software as the forum for my
	question about MS Word.  I could not say the same thing for
	.app.  Do you agree?

>Chuq Von Rospach   <+>   chuq@apple.com   <+>   [This is myself speaking]

dk "we beat Carolina at Carolina last night" smith
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