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- From: bjarnir@centrum.is (Bjarni Ragnarsson)
- Newsgroups: comp.lang.c++
- Subject: Re: About this newsgroup ....
- Date: 27 Mar 1996 12:23:47 GMT
- Organization: BR Software
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- References: <DooEL4.JIG@lziss3.lincroftnj.ncr.com> <4ivbfh$107@news1.h1.usa.pipeline.com>
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- In article <4ivbfh$107@news1.h1.usa.pipeline.com>, grantp@usa.pipeline.com(Pete Grant) says:
- >
- >On Mar 22, 1996 15:47:25 in article <Re: About this newsgroup ....>,
- >'arnold.bursian@germany.ncr.com (Arnold Bursian)' wrote:
- >
- >
- >>On 21 Mar 1996 17:15:21 GMT, grantp@usa.pipeline.com(Pete Grant)
- >>wrote:
- >>
- >>>No action needed -- nor wanted. If you don't like, don't visit. If
- >>>you are interested in the C++ language, there's comp.lang.c++.moderated.
- >
- >>
- >>I don't agree. Dividing the group into Visual, Borland ... would be
- >>quite sensible because I'm zapping through a lot of headers on
- >>subjects (Borland specific) I'm not interested in anyway.
- >>
- >>greetings, Arnold 8-)
- >>
- >Maybe. but most of the Borland or MS specific questions are not on
- >the subject of the C++ language, and rarely are they on the use of
- >the IDE. Instead, most BC/MSVC questions concern OWL and MFC.
- >Newsgroups for those subjects already exist:
- >
- >comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.tools.mfc
- >comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.tools.owl
- >
- >So, IMHO, the answer isn't to split the newsroup but to direct the
- >lost souls to post in the correct newsgroup.
- >
- >--
- >
- >Pete Grant
- >Kalevi, Inc.
- >Sofware Engineering
-
- Actually I agree with you Pete. I somehow missed the newsgroups you
- mention before I posted the original article with this header.
- If you look at the messages in this newsgroup I'm sure you agree that I'm not
- the only one. I think it shows that some rearranging has to be done so these
- lost souls can more easily find their way home ....
-
- I believe we all want these groups to be as specific as possible to get the most
- out of them.
-
- Bjarni Ragnarsson
-