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From: joel@gould9.UUCP (Joel West)
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Subject: Re: mod -> fa switchover: several issues
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Date: Sat, 2-Nov-85 13:26:42 EST
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Summary: A YES vote for proposed names

In article <254@epicen.UUCP>, jbuck@epicen.UUCP (Joe Buck) writes:
> Second, is it too late to do anything about the names? 

It's never too late.  Or it shouldn't be.

> Normally, net.news.flame,
> I mean net.news.group, is used to discuss whether a name is appropriate.
> The rule on moderated groups seems to be that certain people can create them
> with no discussion. 

Agreed.

> Why "mod.computers.macintosh" when we already have "net.micro.mac" and
> "net.sources.mac"? It's not consistent, and "mac" is hardly misleading
> when following "computers".

YES YES YES YES YES

> To keep the debate manageable, we may as well accept the proposed structure,
> so I'll only propose three minor changes, which have the effect of reducing the
> three longest names (well, mod.protocols.appletalk is too long also, but I
> don't have a good alternate).
> 
> mod.computers.mac
> net.announce.arpa
> mod.laser-printers (a laser printer isn't a computer)
 
YES.  I vote yes on these three proposals.  Let's see what other
votes there are..

	Joel West	 CACI, Inc. Federal
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