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In article <45b6e1f9.0306290705.2621d364@posting.google.com>, Ulmo@Q.Net 
(Bradley W. Allen) writes...

> > ba.technology.misc	Discussions about Bay Area technology-related issues.
> > ba.technology.internet	Discussions about Bay Area Internet connectivity.
> > ba.technology.wireless	Discussions about wireless connectivty around the Bay Area.
> > 
> > Sam
> 
> A.  Instead of the overly large "technology" which is difficult to type
>     and takes extra bandwidth, we could use "tech", such as ba.tech.internet.
> 
> B.  We could consider further abbreviations, including but not limited to:
>     tech->t; internet->inet; wireless->who knows but shorter; etc.
>     e.g., ba.t.inet; some of these further abbreviations would be
>     appropriate, and some would not (i.e., ba.t is not descriptive enough
>     for typical USENET group names), whereas some abbreviations would
>     still make some sense, such as ba.tech.inet for "internet".  This would
>     not necessarily be a good idea, since "inet" could mean "internet"
>     OR "intranet".  Making the group name "ba.tech.net" wouldn't be
>     about internetworking, then, either.  Ok, I'm liking my point B less
>     and less.  Nevertheless, I think it's always important to optimize
>     abbreviation sizes.  "technology.internet" is just way way way too big.



Short names are very helpful for web URL's because users often
have to type them in.  Personally I don't think they're very 
important for Usenet newsgroup names which are almost never
typed-in by most readers except for possibly the very first 
time they read a group.  (With my own newsreader, I virtually 
never type a newsgroup name.)

The downside of ambiguity is a much worse evil than a longer name,
as far as I'm concerned.  Especially since "ba.technology.wireless"
would actually be one of the shorter newsgroup names these days.


Anyway, I still think the overall ba.technology split idea is a 
non-starter anyway.


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