Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site qubix.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!floyd!whuxle!mit-eddie!genrad!decvax!decwrl!sun!qubix!jdb From: jdb@qubix.UUCP (Jeff Bulf) Newsgroups: net.followup Subject: Re: Articles in net.general Message-ID: <1177@qubix.UUCP> Date: Wed, 6-Jun-84 19:24:25 EDT Article-I.D.: qubix.1177 Posted: Wed Jun 6 19:24:25 1984 Date-Received: Sat, 9-Jun-84 07:56:01 EDT References: <1113@decwrl.UUCP> Organization: Qubix Graphic Systems, Saratoga, CA Lines: 16 Yes, there sure havs been a flood of inappropriate articles to net.general lately. Most of them come from newcomers who do not know about the meaning of "general" as used in this context. As UN*X(tm,esq, PhD,etc) becomes still more widespread, we will be joined by ever more people who don't already know ... The problem could be solved by changing the non-obvious name "general" to something self-explainatory. Eg: net.all, net.everybody, net.worldwide. Even net.everyBodyInTheWorld would be more clear, if a tad unwieldy. -- Dr Memory ...{decvax,ucbvax,ihnp4}!decwrl!qubix!jdb