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From: shaddock@rti-sel.UUCP (Mike Shaddock)
Newsgroups: net.news,net.news.group
Subject: Re: Fear and Loathing on the Clouds
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Date: Mon, 28-Oct-85 21:33:57 EST
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Posted: Mon Oct 28 21:33:57 1985
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Reply-To: shaddock@rti-sel.UUCP (Mike Shaddock)
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Summary: 

Well, it seems that once again when someone tries to do something for
the net he gets flamed wildly.  Wake up, folks.  All Spaf is trying to
do is keep the creation/deletion of newsgroups even-handed.  I am
amazed that Mr. Wood was about the only person who noticed it.  These
groups were never created by the rules (yes, I regularly read
net.news.*), so they should not be carried, regardless of content.  I
personally see no reason to have net.bizarre, since it is mostly full
of trash, or so it was when I finally got sick of it.  I have trouble
keeping up in worthwhile newsgroups, much less trying to follow
something like net.bizarre.  Perhaps, though, we should do as Lauren
Weinstein has suggested, that is, declare a moratorium on newsgroup
creations *and* deletions until the smoke clears.  The net is getting
overloaded, though, so we need to do something soon.

As for net.internat:

Should net.internat have been nuked?

Yes.

Should it be created following the guildlines?

Yes again, but probably as a moderated group, since a lot of the
current articles have been of the "Yes, I agree with you" / "No, I
disagree" type (should sound familiar to readers of this group :-) ).
EUUG (or whatever) mandated that it be created, let some people from it
moderate it.

Keep at it Spaf, don't let the hyenas get you down.
-- 
Mike Shaddock		{decvax,seismo,ihnp4}!mcnc!rti-sel!shaddock