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- From: tlynch@cco.caltech.edu (Timothy W. Lynch)
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- Subject: Re: Proposed startrek split -- possible compromise?
- Date: 22 Jan 1993 02:58:21 GMT
- Organization: California Institute of Technology, Pasadena
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- References: <1993Jan18.114316.19501@husc3.harvard.edu> <1jg80oINNd1g@spud.Hyperion.COM> <1993Jan21.113847.19614@husc3.harvard.edu>
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- cstone@husc8.harvard.edu (christopher stone) writes:
- >In article <1jg80oINNd1g@spud.Hyperion.COM> koreth@spud.Hyperion.COM (Steven Grimm) writes:
- >>In <1993Jan18.114316.19501@husc3.harvard.edu> cstone@husc8.harvard.edu (christopher stone) writes:
-
- >>>Wrong. Splitting it into .reviews will *EXACERBATE* the problem of
- >>>too much traffic in .current.
- >>
- >>While at the same time causing it to cease being a problem at all for some
- >>subset of the readers (those who unsubscribe to .current) and making it much
- >>less of a problem for others (those who continue to skim .current but read
- >>the reviews).
-
- >But think of how many *will* unsubscribe to current! Surely you will
- >agree that we should not split the r.a.s. hierarchy in a way that
- >will *discourage* people from taking an interest in and participating
- >in intelligent discussion about Star Trek!
-
- This is a spurious argument. This proposal, ideally, would allow people to
- remove themselves from discussions in which *they are not interested in
- participating*.
-
- This was the point of r.a.s.info: it allowed people to get the informational
- posts without having to wade through the mire of rec.arts.startrek.
-
- This was also the point of r.a.s.tech and r.a.s.fandom, and to some extent
- r.a.s.current. .tech and .fandom had specialized groups of fans interested
- in the group; those people found the discussion more localized, and those
- people *not* interested in, for instance, tech discussion had an easy chance
- to unsubscribe completely from r.a.s.tech and concentrate on the discussions
- that *did* interest them. (And yes, I'm using myself as an example for that
- last.)
-
- If your aim is not to let anyone unsubscribe from anything, then no split
- you propose will do a damned bit of good.
-
- >Also, remember that the *point* of reviews is to take part
- >in the ensuing debate and discussion.
-
- I'd appreciate it if you didn't tell me what the point of things I happen to
- *write* was, Chris. My reviews express my opinions; Michael's express his.
- Neither Mike Shappe nor I respond much in the subsequent discussion, because
- we've said what we felt we needed to. The reviews are certainly, in part,
- likely to *spark* discussion, which is good; but that does not necessitate
- that the original reviewer be a participant in the followups.
-
- >Yes, the two proposals are not mutually exclusive; I hadn't thought of
- >that. We could have r.a.s.c.ds9 and r.a.s.c.tng *and* r.a.s.c.reviews.
-
- You must be kidding. Just how many groups does Trek deserve, Chris?
-
- Tim Lynch
-