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Article #307Re: Pre RFD Interest in comp.bbs.[system]
From: N. Richard Caldwell
Date: Thu, 20 Aug 1992 17:04
Date: Thu, 20 Aug 1992 17:04
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From article <1992Aug20.012251.121315@zeus.calpoly.edu>, by cambler@zeus.calpoly.edu (Christopher J. Ambler, Phish):
> This is NOT an RFD. It's just an idea that I said I'd throw out.
>
> Is there any interest in other comp.bbs.[system] groups? Should they
> be created as necessary, or is a global vote on the most used systems
> a good idea, which will stimulate discussion? (And perhaps help persuade
> manufacturers to get on the Usenet... though from the ONE BBSCON, it
> looks like persuasion isn't needed, and that's in the works anyway).
No, you've got it backwards, the interest should drive the creation of
the groups not vice versa. If traffic about one particular bbs system
becomes great enough to merit a new group the interested parties can
go through the normal procedure for creating a newsgroup.
This is a bad idea.
"Don't drive too slowly." Richard Caldwell
AT&T Network Systems
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