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- From: cummins@a.cs.okstate.edu (CUMMINS JOHN WILLI)
- Subject: ADVOCACY: Sounds like an optimal solution to me.
- References: <1itemaINN6bq@life.ai.mit.edu>
- Message-ID: <1993Jan12.160133.24266@a.cs.okstate.edu>
- Organization: Oklahoma State University, Computer Science, Stillwater
- Date: Tue, 12 Jan 93 16:01:33 GMT
- Keywords: advocacy
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- In article <1itemaINN6bq@life.ai.mit.edu> dmb@case.ai.mit.edu (David Baggett) writes:
- >I propose that from now on any message in this group that's
- >predominantly about the virtues or flaws of a personal computer (Atari
- >or otherwise), or about a personal computer company, should have
- >the word "ADVOCACY" in the the title. That way people who don't want
- >to read such posts can kill them, and people who do won't be bothered
- >by all the annoying bitching about the bitching. :)
-
- This will allow a "more intelligent" filtering of the newsgroup for those who
- need the "new developments", "help needed", and technical stuff.
-
- I'd like to see this go. Kind of an ADVOCACY sub group. THe only folks who
- may not benefit are those concerned with long distance connects for newsgroup
- proliferation. Everyone else can "kill" or not kill.... as they see fit.
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- jc
-