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- From: dave@jato.jpl.nasa.gov (Dave Hayes)
- Newsgroups: news.admin,rec.music.makers.synth
- Subject: Re: *BAD* music group reorg will not be honored
- Message-ID: <1992Nov16.230804.22433@jato.jpl.nasa.gov>
- Date: 16 Nov 92 23:08:04 GMT
- References: <EMCGUIRE.92Nov15180944@fuller.intellection.com>
- Reply-To: dave@jato.jpl.nasa.gov
- Organization: Jet Propulsion Lab - Pasadena, CA
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- emcguire@intellection.com (Ed McGuire) writes:
- >/assuming/ this controversy recurs over another renaming, /assuming/
- >the renamed group is gatewayed, /assuming/ the gateway has no
- >maintainer, or if the so-called "maintainer" is so incompetent that
- >s/he can't even change the name of the newsgroup, the gateway will
- >likely be taken over by a volunteer at another site.
-
- That, too, is an assumption.
-
- >Ignoring the rules this time will lead to more disputes because of the
- >precedent established that the rules can be shouted down, amendments
- >or no.
-
- I see *this* point as contrived, myself. (Is this argument to be used even
- in the case of "extraordinary circumstances"?) Since shouting is occurring,
- we must assume a dispute of some sort. I don't think "lessening the
- number of disputes" is a valid reason for ignoring valid complaints.
-
- >The newsgroup administration process should be simple, fast, and
- >cheap.
-
- Was this rename so?
-
- >Revotes are duplication of effort which should only occur if a gross
- >injustice occurs.
-
- By who's standard is an event a gross injustice?
-
- >Again, a yardstick for good policy is whether the right thing occurs
- >quickly with a minimum of articles posted to n.a.newgroups and other
- >related groups.
-
- And for that matter, by who's standard is a thing right? I'll bet
- that this is not a subject that we can reach a consensus on.
-
- >I think a straw poll would put this in better perspective. I will
- >conduct one.
-
- Great!
- --
- Dave Hayes - Network & Communications Engineering - JPL / NASA - Pasadena CA
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- A man was claiming to be a Prophet. He was taken before the Church.
- "Prophets reveal miracles," said the Minister. "What is yours?"
- The man replied: "I have the ability to read thoughts. Right now
- you are all thinking that I am lying."
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