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- From: kenc@sol.acs.unt.edu (Ken Corey - Operator)
- Subject: Re: SPLIT THIS GROUP
- Message-ID: <1992Jul28.022123.1160@mercury.unt.edu>
- Sender: usenet@mercury.unt.edu (UNT USENet Adminstrator)
- Organization: University of North Texas
- References: <12523@inews.intel.com>
- Date: Tue, 28 Jul 1992 02:21:23 GMT
- Lines: 26
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- rcox@cad625.intel.edu (Richard Cox) writes:
- >Has anyone taken a look at the listing of all newsgroups lately? All of
- >the news is based on the premise of categorizing. Take comp.lang.* for
- >instance. There are many groups which are split into several groups and
- >it does work in othere areas. Some of this thread sounds like why not
- >just have comp, alt, and rec with the apropriate subject lines and be
- >done with it only having 3 newsgroups. (Unrealistic to make a point).
-
- >The other point I see in this thread is "this has worked up til now,
- >so why change?" which is a scary thought in and of itself. I believe
- >that the general net crowd can handle things either way, with subject
- >lines or with split groups. Both ways there will be people who do it
- >against the convention.
-
- So why make another groups series to have to post to. Leave things alone.
- Kill files are not that bad.
-
- You know that anyone who REALLY wants to sell something is gonna cross post
- to all three groups that are already here, and any new groups that are
- created.
-
- -Ken
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