Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site uwmcsd1.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!mcnc!unc!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxt!houxm!ihnp4!uwmcsd1!jgd From: jgd@uwmcsd1.UUCP (John G Dobnick) Newsgroups: net.news.group,net.decus,net.lang.apl,net.math.symbolic Subject: Re: The Great Net Cleanup Part IIa Message-ID: <385@uwmcsd1.UUCP> Date: Sat, 10-Aug-85 16:14:07 EDT Article-I.D.: uwmcsd1.385 Posted: Sat Aug 10 16:14:07 1985 Date-Received: Mon, 12-Aug-85 23:24:16 EDT References: <696@gatech.CSNET> <16117@watmath.UUCP> Organization: U of Wis - Milwaukee, Computing Services Lines: 28 Xref: linus net.news.group:2773 net.decus:148 net.lang.apl:130 net.math.symbolic:83 [Just who was that masked line-eater, anyway?] Just another factor, offered for your consideration. My impression, which could well be erroneous, is that a number of the small, specialized groups being marked for extinction are of interest to, or of major benefit to, academics. Please notice during what season of the year this extinction proposal was made. Please note that, at least where I come from, this season of the year is *between semesters*. It is *summer vacation time*. Many people are *not here*. I would think that a significant number of individual netters affected by the extinction of these groups have not yet even seen the proposal. In fairness to them, I suggest the following: 1. No action be taken on the current extinction proposal. 2. The proposal be reissued *after* the fall semester starts (say abut the 2nd week of September). As I said, for your consideration. (I am not an academic, but some of my best friends are.) -- -- John G Dobnick Computing Services Division @ University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee (...ihnp4!uwmcsd1!jgd)