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rwhitehead@cix.compulink.co.uk (Roger Whitehead) writes:

>> I would like someone else to do this, since I have trouble writing at
>> the appropriate level. The README should primarily ensure that
>> inappropriate articles are not posted, and then refer readers to the
>> "Introduction to comp.groupware" for more information. I can arrange for
>> the actual posting if preferred.

>How about posting the README instead of the Introduction?  No other group I
>download finds it necessary to go into such detail at such frequent

If the README alone can achieve the desired effect fine. However, you
should be aware (especially after our earlier email discussion) that you
are reading this newsgroup in a way that doesn't permit you to handle
periodic posts properly. This is a newsgroup, not a mailing list. What
is appropriate for one, is poor practice for the other. If you must
"download" the group, instead of reading it with a newsreader, you will
find it inconvenient to use at times. The "Introduction" is a slim
volume (14 K) compared to Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) posted to
other groups such as comp.unix.shell (90 K). Look in news.answers to get
an idea what is current practice on Usenet. There will, hopefully, soon
be both a periodic post of groupware literature and a periodic post of
groupware products appearing on a regular basis. Periodic posts could
then easily reach 100 K every two weeks.

I have repeatedly gotten requests to set up a groupware mailing list for
people who for some reason cannot read news. If you, or anyone else,
wishes to maintain a mailing list, I am sure it would be appreciated.
This list could filter periodic posts and organize other services for
people with only email access. Until that time, I do not feel changes to
accommodate a few "downloaders" should be made at the expense of 50,000
Usenet readers. 

My earlier message was made necessary by the failure of the
"Introduction" alone to maintain the quality of the newsgroup. This
points in the direction of *more* introductory material being made
available, not less.

You earlier indicated an interest in republishing material posted to
comp.groupware. This makes you an ideal candidate for maintaining a
mailing list, since such a list is more like a paper publication than a
newsgroup. It would also put you in a position to routinely obtain
copyrights from authors. With this type of business interest, can't you
at least justify a Usenet account?

Get a Usenet account and live it up :-)

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