Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.3 alpha 4/15/85; site neuro1.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!neuro1!sob From: sob@neuro1.UUCP (Stan Barber) Newsgroups: net.news,net.news.group Subject: Re: Fear and Loathing on the Clouds Message-ID: <667@neuro1.UUCP> Date: Wed, 13-Nov-85 05:15:05 EST Article-I.D.: neuro1.667 Posted: Wed Nov 13 05:15:05 1985 Date-Received: Thu, 14-Nov-85 07:34:36 EST References: <614@h-sc1.UUCP> <1817@hao.UUCP> <326@pedsgd.UUCP> Reply-To: sob@neuro1.UUCP (Stan Barber) Organization: Neurophysiology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Tx Lines: 26 Xref: watmath net.news:4344 net.news.group:4509 With respect the the creation of the mod.computers.*, mod.politics.*, etc, this was discussed in net.news.group as I recall. There was not much discussion (relative to the current volume on the issues of net.source.mac and net.internat/net.bizarre), but there WAS discussion. As to Erik's assertion that there has never been a group created without discussion, he may not have been totally correct. However, Byron points this out by citing a counter-example of net.announce which like net.news.* is necessary for the operation of the network (although some have already suggested that net.news.group may be a bit too large and hot lately). Now, if Byron would like to cite an example of a group which has a prefix of net. and is not one of the "administrative" groups (net.announce.*, net.general, net.misc, net.news.* or net.followup), then I think he would have a successful counter-example. I must agree that there is not current documentation on the correct proceedure to create a moderated newsgroup. I believe that the reason for this was due to the original experimental nature of mod groups. This lack of documentation will hopefully be corrected here on the net and in the documentation to be distributed with netnews 2.10.3. -- Stan uucp:{ihnp4!shell,rice}!neuro1!sob Opinions expressed Olan ARPA:sob@rice.arpa here are ONLY mine & Barber CIS:71565,623 BBS:(713)660-9262 noone else's.