Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84 / ST 1.0; site saber.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!prls!amdimage!amdcad!decwrl!sun!saber!msc From: msc@saber.UUCP (Mark Callow) Newsgroups: net.news,net.news.group Subject: Re: Newsgroup creations and deletions Message-ID: <1735@saber.UUCP> Date: Thu, 8-Aug-85 20:19:43 EDT Article-I.D.: saber.1735 Posted: Thu Aug 8 20:19:43 1985 Date-Received: Mon, 12-Aug-85 06:30:48 EDT References: <725@vortex.UUCP> <1352@cbosgd.UUCP> <1438@islenet.UUCP> <3091@nsc.UUCP> Organization: Saber Technology, San Jose, CA Lines: 28 Xref: linus net.news:2996 net.news.group:2770 I feel the net powers are using the BOF meeting to cover there rears. When Mark Horton first mentioned the BOF I thought "What BOF?". We didn't discuss this at Portland while I was in the BOF. It wasn't discussed after I left the BOF either or Lauren would know about it. He was running the damn thing. Then it struck me. Hey! We talked about rmgrouping net.general at the Salt Lake City Usenix. Good grief, that was over a year ago. Come on guys be real. As far as I recall nobody suggested mod.general far less mod.newprod. Of course it was a long time ago. The only person there who was opposed was Andy Tannenbaum primarily on the grounds that most of the users weren't there to vote. After that meeting there was much discussion on the net. There was a lot of opposition and the whole idea appeared to fizzle out. A meeting held over a year ago is not justification for these actions. And Chuqui don't get so defensive. Everyone knows its hard work being a network power. It's also hard work being President (unless you're Hopalong) but nobody believes that's any reason for him to take liberties with his power and authority. For the record I unscribed from net.general over 18 months ago. I'm in favour of removing net.general. I can't see any need for mod.general and I feel the need for mod.newprod is slight. -- From the TARDIS of Mark Callow msc@saber.UUCP, sun!saber!msc@decwrl.ARPA ...{decwrl,ucbvax}!sun!saber!msc, ...{amdcad,ihnp4}!saber!msc