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From: spaf@gatech.UUCP (Gene Spafford)
Newsgroups: net.followup,net.news.group
Subject: Re: ***** net.insurance ???  ***** (reposting)
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Date: Thu, 27-Sep-84 02:46:30 EDT
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Posted: Thu Sep 27 02:46:30 1984
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[This is a reposting.  Many sites "downstream" of amd and dual
received the first version of this in a severely truncated form. --gene]


Discussion about the creation of a new newsgroup should be
conducted in the "net.news.group" newsgroup.  If you are
going to continue this discussion, please at least include
the net.news.group audience.

We really don't need a net.insurance.  If you want to talk
about insurance, discuss it in net.consumers or net.misc.
If the volume over time appears to justify a separate newsgroup,
then we can always create one.

Newsgroups are like pregnancies.  They aren't too difficult to start
(and it's often done with enthusiasm and fanfare), but after a few
months when no one wants them anymore, a great hue and cry is raised if
anyone tries to terminate them.  In both cases, we should think a bit
more before we act.  (Comments about my analogy should be directed to
net.abortion :-)
-- 
Off the Wall of Gene Spafford
The Clouds Project, School of ICS, Georgia Tech, Atlanta GA 30332
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