Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!henry From: henry@utzoo.UUCP (Henry Spencer) Newsgroups: tor.news Subject: Re: lsuc UUCP & news report Message-ID: <7410@utzoo.UUCP> Date: Mon, 15-Dec-86 11:59:01 EST Article-I.D.: utzoo.7410 Posted: Mon Dec 15 11:59:01 1986 Date-Received: Mon, 15-Dec-86 11:59:01 EST References: <1441@lsuc.UUCP> Organization: U of Toronto Zoology Lines: 11 I see a potential problem with this newsgroup. It already has two distinct types of content: human discussions on local news problems, and voluminous automated status reports. If more sites start posting the latter, it's going to be increasingly tempting not to read the group because of the sheer volume of clutter. The status reports are potentially valuable for trouble- shooting, but in the absence of trouble I am unlikely to carefully read and ponder a dozen or more 50-line reports a day. It may be worth considering two separate newsgroups. -- Henry Spencer @ U of Toronto Zoology {allegra,ihnp4,decvax,pyramid}!utzoo!henry