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ADVOCACY: Sounds like an optimal solution to me.

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From: CUMMINS JOHN WILLI
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 16:01
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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.


jc
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From: cummins@a.cs.okstate.edu (CUMMINS JOHN WILLI)
Subject: ADVOCACY: Sounds like an optimal solution to me.
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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
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