From: utzoo!decvax!harpo!ihps3!ihuxx!rjnoe Newsgroups: net.startrek Title: Topics for Discussion Article-I.D.: ihuxx.170 Posted: Thu Sep 9 13:14:58 1982 Received: Fri Sep 10 04:51:49 1982 I think it is probably time for the readers of this newsgroup to come to a consensus and draw up some "suggestions" on what type of articles should or should not appear on this newsgroup. I realize that by its very name, anything and only those things specifically involving "Star Trek" fit this category precisely. After all, the group was created solely with the intent of opening a forum for discussing Trek without interfering with (or for that matter, being interfered with by) any other newsgroup. However, it is only by virtue the fact that Trek is graced with a large and loyal following that it has earned the right to have its own newsgroup. What of similar genres, e.g. Battlestar Galactica, Star Wars, Space: 1999, Lost in Space, and a whole host of theatrical releases? None of these has as large or steadfast a following, though it can be argued that they are all "related" to Trek in one way or another. Mind you, I'm not necessarily advocating the idea of allowing such topics to be discussed on net.startrek (as far as one can "allow" things to appear on a decentralized network like this net). I am simply bringing the topic to the foreground for free discussion. Not many people, I would guess, have bothered to think much about what will or will not appear on this newsgroup. I do not think that we are in a position where we must reach a conclusion very soon; I hope we have anticipated that moment sufficiently. Other newsgroups have not been so fortunate. So what's YOUR opinion? Feel free to expand the range of discussion at will. There is no need to restrict this to the few ideas I have just mentioned. And let's keep it on this newsgroup--that's what it's for, right? (Or is it?) Roger Noe ihuxx!rjnoe