Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site lsuc.UUCP Path: utzoo!lsuc!jimomura From: jimomura@lsuc.UUCP (Jim Omura) Newsgroups: net.news.group,net.sources Subject: Re: As long as we are taliking about rmgrouping ... Message-ID: <906@lsuc.UUCP> Date: Sun, 10-Nov-85 12:10:44 EST Article-I.D.: lsuc.906 Posted: Sun Nov 10 12:10:44 1985 Date-Received: Sun, 10-Nov-85 12:45:09 EST References: <245@mit-eddie.UUCP> <136@vcvax1.UUCP> <687@ucsfcgl.UUCP> <5647@amdcad.UUCP> <551@ttrdc.UUCP> Reply-To: jimomura@lsuc.UUCP (Jim Omura) Organization: Barrister & Solicitor, Toronto Lines: 20 Xref: lsuc net.news.group:1722 net.sources:1601 Summary: In the long run Usnet probably won't work. Usenet has grown to the point where it can become a burden on the backbone systems. Putting more weight on the 'moderators', who generally derive little benefit for their efforts won't alleviate the problem. Commercial systems can justify the extra work and thus put up with more 'abuse' (the word really isn't the right word for the situation, but I can't think of a better one). I don't think the 'free interchange of ideas' can work is a non-homogeneous crowd 'for free'. As a moderator on BIX and a user of Compuserve, as much as I would prefer 'free' systems, I think Commercial systems are the future. -- James Omura, Barrister & Solicitor, Toronto ihnp4!utzoo!lsuc!jimomura Byte Information eXchange: jimomura Compuserve: 72205,541 MTS at WU: GKL6