Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!ficc!jeffd
From: jeffd@ficc.uu.net (Jeff Daiell)
Newsgroups: news.groups
Subject: Re: Various topics
Message-ID: <::X1644xds8@ficc.uu.net>
Date: 22 Feb 90 19:13:04 GMT
References: <_DW17VCxds8@ficc.uu.net> <59198@ccicpg.UUCP>
Organization: Delley's Detachment, FICC [but opinions my own!]
Lines: 49

In article <59198@ccicpg.UUCP>, dave@ccicpg.UUCP ( Dave Hill) writes:
> In article <_DW17VCxds8@ficc.uu.net>, jeffd@ficc.uu.net (Jeff Daiell) writes:
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > I think a head-to-head-to-head vote on *.aquaria is a good
> > idea.
> 
> If find this vastly amusing.
> 
> Alt.aquaria is just that: an ALT group.  You want to discuss
> it, go to alt.config.

You have a good point there.  Suggestions -- such as mine --
of a tripartite vote are out of line.  Sorry!

> 
> There was only one aquaria group until the pithy screamers
> got involved: sci.aquaria.

Well, no need to get pithed off.  But the fact is that many people
consider sci.aquaria illegitimate, not only because it defrauds
some siteadmins, but because of questions about the vote.


> The aquaria people didn't call for the REC group, it was
> CREATED without discussion and/or vote.  I seem to remember
> something about a POLL.  Maybe you should ask around and
> see WHO CREATED THE PROBLEM HERE.

Well, see above.


> If you want to call for the deletion of a newsgroup let's
> talk about REC.aquaria, you know, the one that was created
> without ANY regard to the net.guidelines.

Or, to eliminate any questions of legitimacy, and *possibly* even
the longrunning illwill, let's go ahead and match the two head to head.


Jeff Daiell


Say -- you and I could go into business together, and call the
company Hill and Daiell!  Has a ring to it!



-- 

               "Will you still love me tomorrow?"

                                -- The Shirelles