Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site brl-tgr.ARPA Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!seismo!brl-tgr!wmartin From: wmartin@brl-tgr.ARPA (Will Martin ) Newsgroups: net.followup Subject: Re: "USECODE": On USENET users codifying ourselves Message-ID: <5617@brl-tgr.ARPA> Date: Mon, 5-Nov-84 13:50:13 EST Article-I.D.: brl-tgr.5617 Posted: Mon Nov 5 13:50:13 1984 Date-Received: Wed, 7-Nov-84 01:00:39 EST References: <665@noscvax.UUCP> Distribution: net Organization: Ballistic Research Lab Lines: 17 This classification system seems to me to be too slanted toward computer professions. I say that even though my job title is "Computer Programmer Analyst"; while the main participants in groups like net.unix or net.micro would be well-served by such an emphasis, it has no bearing in groups without a professional orientation (net.consumers, net.rec, etc.) and is inappropriate in groups aimed at other professions (net.bio, net.physics, etc.). Perhaps something as sinmple as a cumulative total of the years of a person's USENET experience (or even just "net experience" -- I was active on the ARPANET for 6-7 years before I had USENET access), and the list of keywords, would serve the desired function? It's probably highly unlikely that any but a few would end up using this in any case, though. Will