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Subject: Re: new and unused groups
Message-ID: <279@packet.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 28-Jun-83 14:47:15 EDT
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Posted: Tue Jun 28 14:47:15 1983
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*sigh* When I sent out my original note I was not attempting to have ALL of
those wonderful topics that my machine says isn't being used should go away.
What I was trying to suggest was that some of the topics probably deserved
being re-evaluated to see whether there was still a need for them. I
realize that net.sport.hockey is seasonal, but what about net.wobegon?
Just because a topic has been created doesn't mean it has to stay forever,
and one good way to keep the number of topics from going through the roof
is to occasionally look around and see what isn't being used. If it isn't
being used but is still justifiable, then fine, lets keep it, but if it
isn't being used because it is no longer relevant then there are a lot
of potential topics that would be happy to replace it.

It seems to me that somehow the topic creation and destruction mechanisms
need to be rigorized. They are nicely automated, but there is no administration
to dictate how that is going to be used. I don't have the answer (suprise!)
but I think it is something that needs to be discussed.
-- 
>From the dungeons of the Warlock:
					      Chuck Von Rospach
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