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From: dveditz@dbase.A-T.COM (Dan Veditz)
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Subject: Re: Splitting hairs in (was RE: Splitting Comp.Sys.Mac again)
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Date: 9 Feb 90 17:46:12 GMT
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The one change with perhaps the largest effect would be to
RENAME c.s.m to c.s.m.misc

As it is, there is the REAL mac group, and then some subgroups
for specialists, hardware nerds, and other weirdos.  Obviously
a question about hard disks goes in the REAL mac group, because
you want the normal people to answer the question.

More seriously, creating a .misc group would encourage people
(or at least me) to look for the more specific group first, whereas
the name c.s.m sounds appropriate for any and all questions.

I'd also like to see c.s.m.applications (not just .app -- if we can
spell out hypercard we can spell out applications, and the clarity
will do us good) or c.s.m.software, the former if we DON'T include
system/finder type questions, the latter if we do.  

Eliminating c.s.m in favor of c.s.m.misc is what will cut down
the cross posting and mis-posting, more subgroups won't.  
Let's do this first!

-Dan Veditz      {uunet,cepu}!ashtate!dveditz
		 dveditz@ashtate.A-T.com