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From: mehl@cs.iastate.edu (Mark M Mehl)
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Subject: Re: Splitting Comp.Sys.Mac again (was Re: Too many messages in ....)
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Date: 9 Feb 90 04:30:00 GMT
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I posted a followup to this article nearly two days ago, but I guess
the news software must of ate it.  Here we go again.

chuq@Apple.COM (Chuq Von Rospach) writes:
>My preferences right now would be:
>comp.sys.mac.misc
>comp.sys.mac.d
>comp.sys.mac.wanted
>comp.sys.mac.futures

Well, let me conservatively suggest:
comp.sys.mac.app   (for discussing Mac application programs)
comp.sys.mac.os    (for discussing operating sys and networking)

Now let's see how these fit into the subject profile of comp.sys.mac
that was posted by Chuq:

>Topics with the most responses:
> #msgs	subject line

c.s.mac   42 Priority scheme for comp.sys.mac.binaries?
c.s.m.os  29 What I'd like to see in the AppleShare of the 90's
c.s.mac   27 Low-Cost Macintosh
c.s.mac   26 MacWorld's Phony Offers
c.s.m.os  25 A call for "3D look" interface guidelines from Apple
c.s.m.app 17 Macintosh Yellow Pages
c.s.m.app 16 Backup Utility Recommendations...
misc.forsale,misc.consumers   14 Rolex watch for sale
c.s.m.app 13 Windows 3.0: Coming of age
c.s.m.os  12 no 6.0.4 upgarde path
c.s.m.hardware?   12 Mac only has 90-day warranty
c.s.m.os  12 Hiding background layers in MultiFinder
c.s.m.app 11 ShortCut vs. Boomerang: Opinions?
c.s.mac   11 MIP rating for the Mac II
c.s.m.os? 11 FastPath vs. GatorBox
c.s.m.os? 11 Don't buy SuperLaserSpool (or anything from SuperMac)
c.s.m.app 11 ATM
c.s.m.app 10 Text file madness: diagnosis & prescription.
c.s.m.os  10 Changing Boot "Welcome" message

Well I think that splits up comp.sys.mac fairly evenly into three
meaningful groups.  I DON'T, however, think we should split
comp.sys.mac up more than one group at a time.  We need to make a
single split, then observe how the traffic changes BEFORE we can
recommend another.  Let me recommend we start with

comp.sys.mac.app    (for discussion of all Mac application programs)

This is a logical split for most news readers (the human type)
because many readers are "only" interested in Mac
applications--nothing else.  This split allows them to unsubscribe to
c.s.mac and only subscribe to c.s.mac.app to save them time, and
that's really where it's at.

I've heard people suggest comp.sys.mac.fonts for c.s.m.graphics.
Well, if traffic in comp.sys.mac.app requires further splitting, we
can later add . . .

comp.sys.mac.app.text.fonts    and
comp.sys.mac.app.graphics

but let's first get started with comp.sys.mac.app then see where we
need to go from there.  It's the "safe" thing to do.
--
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