Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/3/84 (WLS Mods); site astrovax.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!ittvax!dcdwest!sdcsvax!akgua!astrovax!wls From: wls@astrovax.UUCP (William L. Sebok) Newsgroups: net.news.group Subject: Re: "The Railroad Paradox" Message-ID: <485@astrovax.UUCP> Date: Wed, 7-Nov-84 01:30:14 EST Article-I.D.: astrovax.485 Posted: Wed Nov 7 01:30:14 1984 Date-Received: Thu, 8-Nov-84 07:32:14 EST References: <78@redwood.UUCP> Organization: Princeton Univ. Astrophysics Lines: 16 > While it doesn't necessarily carry over completely, I am nevertheless > reminded of a certain style of interchange in this news group: > > A: "Let's create net.foo.bar, so we can talk about 'bar' without > being flooded (or attacked) by the traffic in net.foo" > B: "There aren't enough articles in net.foo which talk about 'bar', > so request denied!" > A: [(*sigh*) But everybody's TIRED of trying to use net.foo ...] > > Just thought you'd be interested... I agree. I never have found very convincing the argument "Don't create a group until there are many articles about that subject in another group". -- Bill Sebok Princeton University, Astrophysics {allegra,akgua,burl,cbosgd,decvax,ihnp4,noao,princeton,vax135}!astrovax!wls