Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site sjuvax.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxl!houxm!houxz!vax135!floyd!whuxle!mit-eddie!genrad!decvax!ittvax!dcdwest!sdcsvax!akgua!psuvax1!burdvax!sjuvax!bbanerje From: bbanerje@sjuvax.UUCP Newsgroups: net.news,net.news.group Subject: Re: About nuking newsgroups and other flames Message-ID: <350@sjuvax.UUCP> Date: Tue, 5-Jun-84 14:06:13 EDT Article-I.D.: sjuvax.350 Posted: Tue Jun 5 14:06:13 1984 Date-Received: Wed, 13-Jun-84 00:44:10 EDT References: <964@nsc.UUCP> Organization: Saint Josephs Univ. Phila., Pa. Lines: 25 >> >> Would you believe that I have a solution? (Wow! original concept!). How >> about this: We create a new piece of software. Its purpose is to keep an >> eye on the groups. If a group is not used for a specific period of time >> (say 4 months or 6 months) this piece of software sends out an rmgroup and >> notifies the network in net.news.group with an automatic message. This >> makes topic reaping completely fair. There is no more worry about vendettas >> (Ah HA! I'm gonna get net.wobegon if it is the last thing I EVER DO!) and >> there is no sympathy voting either (I know we don't USE net.wobegon, but we >> like knowing it exists. Please don't hurt us!). The only thing that matters >> is usage. Use it or lose it. We can, of course, make arrangements for >> worthy(?) seasonal topics like net.rec.ski if we really want to. To make >> absolutely sure this software has a good idea of what the network is using >> it should be on some major site (like decvax or ihnp4). I'm in full sympathy with your goals to nuking woebegon. However, what's to prevent someone writing a piece of software that posts to their favourite group once every n months, where n is less than the zapping interval. Regards, -- Binayak Banerjee {allegra | astrovax | bpa | burdvax}!sjuvax!bbanerje P.S. Send Flames, I love mail.