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From: chuqui@nsc.UUCP (Chuq Von Rospach)
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Subject: Re: net.cs proposal
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Date: Fri, 24-Feb-84 11:57:10 EST
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Posted: Fri Feb 24 11:57:10 1984
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It would seem to me that at first reading, Walt has a good idea. We DO need
a place where a centralized discussion of computer science because the
discussion of RISC (also 16Kvs.68K and others) got out of hand and spread
all over everywhere. However, if you look at your active file, you will see
a large number of technical subjects, most of them with little usage, and
with almost NO coordination about overlap. These are the topics I found
in my active that I thought might be relevant.

net.ai net.analog net.arch net.cog-eng net.crypt net.cse net.dcom net.emacs
net.eunice net.graphics net.info-terms net.lan net.lsi net.micro.432
net.micro.16k net.micro.68k net.periphs net.research net.std net.text
net.usoft net.vvs net.works net.works.apollo

Now, my immediate response to net.cs would normally be 'Why not use
net.research, since that is what it's supposed to be used for and it is
usually empty'. Looking at it, I think I see a better way (Uh, Oh, Martha,
he's at it again!!!). Hence, a minor suggestion (Oh, no, this is serious!
Don't look, Martha!)

Why don't we create a general computer oriented topic, and then move
existing related topics into it, either as sub-topics where applicable or
merged completely if there isn't enough volume. From the list above, I
would make the following first cut (suggestions welcome)

net.analog net.arch net.cse net.eunice net.lsi net.research net.std net.vvs
net.cs
	.ai
	.cog-eng
	.crypt
	.dcom
	.graphics
	.info-terms
	.lan
	.periphs
	.text
	.usoft
	.works
	.works.apollo (assuming they gateway arpanet stuff, otherwise why?)

net.emacs, net.eunice and the micro topics probably shouldn't move into
this subgrouping. This means that the topics net.analog, net.arch, net.cse,
net.lsi, net.research, net.std, and net.vvs would all be merged and could
use net.cs for their discussions. These topics are all low enough volume
that they could share a single topic, and in many cases the same discussion
moves into some of these groups simultaneously. 

I realize that this is a significant change to the structure of the net,
but I don't think that the way things are now is working efficiently or
well. This new grouping should give us a better way of putting things
together so that we we can try to reduce the trashing that is going on
throughout the system right now.

As always, I am more than welcome to hear comments and suggestions from the
peanut gallery. This is not a perfect suggestion, just a starting place,
and I'm sure that if we all get together and cooperate, we can improve it
and make it and the net something much better.

As always,
chuq

-- 
From the house at Pooh Corner:		Chuq 'Nuke Wobegon' Von Rospach
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