From: utzoo!decvax!harpo!npoiv!npois!houxi!houca!lime!otuxa!nwuxc!inuxc!ihps3!ihuxi!otto
Newsgroups: net.movies
Title: Re: re: net.film
Article-I.D.: ihuxi.181
Posted: Sat Jul 17 09:47:42 1982
Received: Sun Jul 18 02:39:15 1982


I think the problem of "fads" in newsgroup discussions is one that will be
ever with us.  Trying to resolve the problem by moving them into their own
newsgroup is not going to solve the problem, and only makes sense if the
discussion being moved is a long term one.  Discussions of STII, ET, or Blade
Runner are not long term; they will die out after everyone has had their
say (although this may take a month or so).  If a lot of people want to
talk for a time about the latest movie, that seems like a good use of this
newsgroup.  Clearly the films this summer have excited a lot of comment,
but that will pass and we will get back to more traditional matters of
discussion.

George Otto
Bell Labs, Indian Hill
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