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From: earlw@pesnta.UUCP (Earl Wallace)
Newsgroups: net.news.group
Subject: Re: impending newsgroup cuts - down with net.sources.mac!
Message-ID: <2864@pesnta.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 30-Oct-85 12:35:15 EST
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Posted: Wed Oct 30 12:35:15 1985
Date-Received: Fri, 1-Nov-85 22:22:48 EST
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Reply-To: earlw@pesnta.UUCP (Earl Wallace)
Organization: Perkin-Elmer Data Systems Group / Customer Service
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Keywords: cut news groups
Summary: 

I like the net.sources.mac groups because I own a Mac :-)
If you want to cut news groups that are non-unix related, try these:

	*.bicycle
	*.food
	*.music
	*.politics
	*.singles
	*.wobegon
	*.forsale
	*.abortion
	*.apollo
	*.astro
	*.audio
	*.auto
	*.aviation
	*.bio
	*.books
	*.chess
	etc.

If we removed all the non-unix newsgroups, we could end up with  just  a
few  news  groups, is that what you want?  No I don't think so, you want
to reduce the number of garbage articles and cutting groups doesn't kill
the  garbage.  If  the  volume  of articles is the problem, then we must
reduce the number  of  news  groups  and  become  a  tightly  controlled
network.  You can't allow anyone access to the USENET and expect them to
obey all the rules of the net anymore than  the  government  can  expect
people  to drive 55mph.  This is 1985 and now you must ask the question:
"what is USENET supposed to be?" Is it a cheaper form  of  Compuserv  or
'the  source'?  Then,  it will fail because the companies, Universities,
and the like, will stop footing the increasing bills to allow USENET  to
expand  into  a  general  cheap-o  form  of  Compuserv.  If  USENET is a
convenient means in which the unix community can exchange ideas, etc. on
unix related issues, then we should move back towards that goal.  If the
news groups and subjects have no relation to unix  issues  in  any  way,
shape  or form, they should not be allowed -- period.  No exceptions for
any reason.  For general bullcrap, lets build another net:  BULLNET  and
if that fails, at least USENET won't be destroyed.