Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site gatech.CSNET Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!gatech!spaf From: spaf@gatech.CSNET (Gene Spafford) Newsgroups: net.news.group,net.movies.sw,net.women.only,net.micro.zx,net.rec.coins,net.rec.disc,net.mail.msggroup Subject: Removing newsgroups Message-ID: <579@gatech.CSNET> Date: Mon, 15-Jul-85 12:08:59 EDT Article-I.D.: gatech.579 Posted: Mon Jul 15 12:08:59 1985 Date-Received: Wed, 17-Jul-85 06:26:08 EDT Distribution: net Organization: The Clouds Project, School of ICS, Georgia Tech Lines: 63 Xref: watmath net.news.group:3271 net.movies.sw:586 net.women.only:358 net.micro.zx:123 net.rec.coins:84 net.rec.disc:70 net.mail.msggroup:118 Time to clean out some deadwood, folks. I intend to apply the same criteria we use for creating new groups to these old, unused ones: there must be a clearly demonstrated need not filled by another group, AND a sufficient volume of postings to warrant a separate group. If you have a compelling reason why any of the following groups should remain, MAIL those reasons to me. Unless I get some very special reasons or sufficient outpouring of support for a group, it will be removed (that is, each one in this list) on or about July 26. The candidates for removal are listed here, along with a set of responses to potential objections to their removal. net.movies.sw ------------- This group was originally created when "The Empire Strikes Back" was released (I believe), and was intended to keep all the discussions out of net.movies. Nothing has been posted to net.movies.sw in many, many months that was not also posted to net.movies. There seems little reason to support this group until a new Star Wars epic comes out (years), and we can recreate the group at that time, should the net last so long. net.rec.coins ------------- Nothing has been posted to this group in at least 3 months. The volume is so low, there is no reason why "net.rec" couldn't be used for the occasional posting about coin collecting. net.rec.disc ------------ Same aregument as for net.rec.coins -- no one has posted anything to the group in at least 6 weeks, and the volume is so low that net.rec could easily handle the occasional posting. net.women.only -------------- This is, alas, an experiment that failed. The only thing this group seems to be used for anymore is the infrequent posting of "How do I get on the mailing list?" questions. The group didn't work as expected, and the members of the mailing list prefer the mailing list to even a moderated newsgroup. Anyone interested in getting on the mailing list can read Chuqui's monthly posting in mod.newslists on mailing lists for info. net.micro.zx ------------ Does anyone really want to admit to owning any of these? There has been no traffic in the group for at least 6 weeks, and the volume has always been so low it could easily be handled in the net.micro newsgroup. net.mail.msggroup ----------------- This is supposed to be a gateway from the Arpa list, but there has been no traffic in at least 7 months. If we must have the gateway, why not create a "mod" or "fa" group for it if the Arpa side ever comes back to life? -- Gene "3 months and holding" Spafford The Clouds Project, School of ICS, Georgia Tech, Atlanta GA 30332 CSNet: Spaf @ GATech ARPA: Spaf%GATech.CSNet @ CSNet-Relay.ARPA uucp: ...!{akgua,allegra,hplabs,ihnp4,linus,seismo,ulysses}!gatech!spaf