Re: My! This seems a bit Unilateral!

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From: Mark Zenier
Date: Mon, 14 Sep 1992 00:41

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news@fnx.uucp (News Administrator) writes:
: Ok, fine.  Based on your argument then, I will send up a 'trial balloon'
: on Monday, barring some serious discussion on what I see as a serious
: issue.  I have sent mail to kimbro regarding this issue, which has been
: ignored.  I have seen few if any complaint regarding a sysadmin taking it
: upon themselves to arbitrarily create a group with NO DISCUSSION, never
: mind no vote.

We (news adminstrators) VOTE with "our" systems active and sys files.
If a newsgroup is worthwhile, It gets added locally, and if
it's really worthless, can be obliviated and/or not forwarded.

That veto power makes a poll a courtesy, but nothing more.

: Any comments?

Yes, Who are you?  (ie. your name as opposed to News Administrator.)

Mark Zenier  markz@ssc.wa.com

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From: markz@ssc.wa.com (Mark Zenier)
Subject: Re: My! This seems a bit Unilateral!
Organization: SSC, Inc.,  Seattle, WA
Date: Mon, 14 Sep 1992 00:41:05 GMT
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