Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version VT1.00C 11/1/84; site vortex.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!gamma!epsilon!zeta!sabre!petrus!bellcore!vortex!lauren From: lauren@vortex.UUCP (Lauren Weinstein) Newsgroups: net.news.group Subject: Re: Mod.projects.software Message-ID: <750@vortex.UUCP> Date: Tue, 20-Aug-85 13:51:39 EDT Article-I.D.: vortex.750 Posted: Tue Aug 20 13:51:39 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 24-Aug-85 15:28:23 EDT References: <139@isis.UUCP> Organization: Vortex Technology, Los Angeles Lines: 33 Once again, I'd like to emphasize that 20 or 30 responses does not a group make! I also don't appreciate this, "Gee, if I think there's enough interest I'll just create the group" attitude. I still don't see any valid reason for creating a new group for this subject. If you have a project to propose, simply propose it in an appropriate subject group for that type of project! Nothing could be simpler. We don't need a new group or a new moderator for this purpose. The people interested in a particular topic will see the message in existing groups and respond as appropriate. People aren't forced to wade through proposals for topics in which they have no interest. I get the distinct feeling that some people like creating groups because of the feeling of "power" it gives them, even when there's no need for such a group. This is one of the most obvious cases I can think of where existing groups could TRIVIALLY handle project ideas/requests and would serve the purpose far better than creating separate group(s) for those occasional messages. Why force people interested in C projects to wade through messages about other projects, for example? Let the messages that propose projects appear in the existing specific groups. It'll be more specific and better for everyone in the long run. In fact, using existing groups makes sure that more interested people will see the messages of interest. Many persons will probably be unwilling to subscribe to a "projects" group because of various topics discussed in which they have no interest. On the other hand, people already read the specific topic groups of interest to them and would see project ideas posted in those specific groups. WE DON'T NEED ANY NEW GROUPS FOR THIS PURPOSE! --Lauren--