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- From: alain@elevia.uniforum.qc.ca (W. A. Simon)
- Newsgroups: news.groups
- Subject: RFD: sci.crypt.research
- Message-ID: <24000@elevia.uniforum.qc.ca>
- Date: 28 Dec 92 14:13:56 GMT
- References: <4fDb2em00WB=84isY1@andrew.cmu.edu>
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- In <4fDb2em00WB=84isY1@andrew.cmu.edu>
- strong+@CMU.EDU (Thomas W. Strong, Jr.)
- aka ts49+@andrew.cmu.edu
- requests a discussion:
-
- > This is a formal Request For Discussion regarding the establishment of
- > a newsgroup to discuss scientific and technical aspects of
- > [ ... ]
-
- should not this have gone to the moderated
- news.announce.newsgroups
- first?
-
- > [ ... ]
- > create sci.crypt.research
-
- not my favorite solution but I would support it in
- the interest of a fast resolution. But read on...
-
- > [ ... ]
- > The idea of a moderated group has been floating around for a while,
- > and it appears that there is sufficient support for it.
-
- You are projecting a bias here and you are trying to
- sweep under the carpet a number of opposing views
- which were clearly and numerously expressed before.
- Make it the object of a vote as well. To bundle two
- issues into one vote is an old trick of politics, but
- nevertheless a shamefull one.
-
-
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