Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site alice.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!alice!alb From: alb@alice.UUCP (Adam L. Buchsbaum) Newsgroups: net.news.group,net.columbia Subject: Re: More Newsgroup Changes Message-ID: <4193@alice.UUCP> Date: Thu, 22-Aug-85 17:17:05 EDT Article-I.D.: alice.4193 Posted: Thu Aug 22 17:17:05 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 24-Aug-85 17:03:19 EDT References: <289@sesame.UUCP> Organization: Bell Labs, Murray Hill Lines: 16 Xref: watmath net.news.group:3489 net.columbia:1601 Since this has come up, I will post here the jist of what I mailed to Mark and Gene. A while ago (years), net.columbia was dropped in favor of net.space. The public outcry after this happened was such that net.columbia resumed as its own group a few months later. Several times in the past, people have suggested renaming the group (to net.shuttle, net.sts, etc.). Again, people who had been following the group mailed me letters saying they preferred the nostalgical name of net.columbia (as do I). I feel that net.columbia is one of if not the most useful, purposeful (in that I have never seen things stray off on non-related tangents) groups around. So we have need, usage, and desire shown to keep it the way it is. I, too, support keeping this group the way it is. When you have something that works, you shouldn't try to fix it. net.columbia works, so leave it alone! Adam