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From: bob@plus5.UUCP (Bob Simpson)
Newsgroups: net.followup,net.news.group
Subject: Re: net.general
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Date: Thu, 8-Aug-85 12:24:05 EDT
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Posted: Thu Aug  8 12:24:05 1985
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In article <784@abnji.UUCP>, nyssa@abnji.UUCP (nyssa of traken) writes:
(With excerpts from other places)
> When I first heard about mod.general, the decision to create this newsgroup
> was already made.
> 
> The description of mod.general included the line "to replace net.general."
> For that reason, I stated that I would "abolish net.general in the near
> future."  That statement seemed to elicit quite a reaction; therefore
> net.general will remain in place for the time being.

> ... but final decision on abolishing net.general now awaits reconsideration
> by the moderators.

	I thought that the charter of the moderated groups was to run
	restricted publication newsgroups.  I don't see how this gives the
	moderators a mandate to interfere with the functioning of a general
	newsgroup.  I don't consider a decision by this group to be valid or
	binding in any way.

	nyssa's statements imply that decisions about the management of the net
	are to be handled by a small number of self appointed "volunteers".  I
	don't believe that this is a good idea, and I certainly don't remember
	relinquishing my prerogatives to the moderators or any other group.

> The difference between mod.general and net.announce will be that net.announce
> will be for news about the net, mod.general will be for news from the world,
> at least that is how I see it.

	I don't see the conflict in the two charters, and I certainly don't see
	enough traffic to warrant splitting the groups.  If there isn't a clear
	idea of what mod.general is to concern itself with, why do we want to
	create it?  (I consider this to be a separate subject from the killing
	of net.general.)


	By the way, who are the faceless people who sent the "kill net.general"
	message and asked the moderators to take the responsibility for
	creating mod.general?  I think that they would like to leap to their
	defense on this issue...
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