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As an obsolete, and no longer used newsgroup, I feel that 
rec.games.programmer should be removed from the hierchy.  In its 
place, we should provide alt.flame.whine-about-newsgroup-content so 
that an appropriate newsgroup exists for all of the recent traffic 
discussing  "why the IBM programers should or shouldn't find a different 
news group."   Only by removing rec.games.programmer can we insure
that future posts end up on the appropriate new group, otherwise 
the posters will continue to flood this group with inappropriate articles.

You people complain that "The IBM programmers are 
taking up all the bandwidth, with discussions belonging elsewhere."
Then you hypocritically generate at least as many inappropriate 
postings "condemming the IBM offenders," or suggesting a newsgroup 
split, when posting to the right existing groups would probably solve 
the problem.  

The IBM newsgroups comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware, and comp.os.msdos.programmer
are appropriate for  general PC hardware / programming questions.
Comp.programming exists to cover general things like data structures.  
'C', pascal, and other language specific questions belong in the appropriate 
comp.lang group.  Design questions belong in rec.games.design.

Rec.games.programmer is for the discussion of the implementation of
computer games.  Questions like "What data structure is appropriate 
for storing a game map" are probably appopriate.  A certain amount of
PC hardware specific discussion (ie, "How is mode X more appropriate 
for arcade games programming than mode 0x13"), with code examples, etc
is probably appropriate.  I say probably, because many questions are
of a hazy nature where they can't be pigeon holed.  The best we can do
is for people to use some thought and consideration when adding 
"rec.games.programmer" to the "Newsgroups:" line.  In the future, 
please think about where your post really belongs, and do the other
netters the courtesy of sending it there.  We all have made this
mistake in the past. A little thought in the future will prevent these
errors, keeping rec.games.programmer a clean and happy place.  For those 
repeat offenders, a "warm" greeting in email explaining the situation is
more appropriate than agravating the situation by sending your flames here.

There are a lot of talented and knowledgeable programmers sharing a
wealth of information with the rest of us in this newsgroup.  We'd like
to see that information, but not necessarily in an inappropriate  newsgroup.
Everybody, please keep this in mind in the future, using the
"Followup-to:" line to steer inappropriate discussions away.

-- 
Microsoft is responsible for propogating the evils it calls DOS and Windows, 
IBM for AIX (appropriately called Aches by those having to administer it), but 
marketing's sins don't come close to those of legal departments.
Boycott AT&T for their absurd anti-BSDI lawsuit.