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From: hernan2@pyr.gatech.EDU (Hernan Astudillo R.)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.c++
Subject: do we need a sub-newsgroup?
Summary: proposes comp.lang.c++.zortech
Keywords: news, newsgroup
Message-ID: <9904@pyr.gatech.EDU>
Date: 26 Feb 90 18:23:24 GMT
Reply-To: hernan2@pyr.gatech.edu.gatech.edu (Hernan Astudillo R.)
Organization: Georgia Institute of Technology
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I have noticed that a good amount of traffic in this newsgroup is
related to specific compilers/products,  particularly Zortech's.
Minor traffic exists also for cfront, Motif, etc., but in much smaller
amounts (i'd say zortech-isms take 1/4 - 1/2 bandwith).

Now my question:  Is it feasible (and right) to create a sub-newsgroup
or something like that,  where such topics are isolated from others?
This way, c.l.c++ could be left mainly for language-related postings.

[ BTW, I DO know what a kill file is :-).  However, a guess that the
purpose of a newsgroup is somehow allow browsing of topic-related
postings, and if certain  topics become dominant (or at least
significant), additional newsgroups are created.  Otherwise,  why
not a "comp.universal" newsgroup and lots of kill files? :-). ]

Anyway,  hope is a good idea...

--hernan
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