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From: rroot@edm.UUCP (Stephen Samuel)
Newsgroups: news.admin
Subject: Re: Suggestion for new newsgroup creation rule.
Message-ID: <3187@edm.UUCP>
Date: 28 Jun 88 01:03:19 GMT
References: <1779@looking.UUCP>
Organization: Unexsys Systems Inc., Edmonton,AB.
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From article <1779@looking.UUCP>, by brad@looking.UUCP (Brad Templeton):
> In article <960@ficc.UUCP> peter@ficc.UUCP (Peter da Silva) writes:
>>	(1) Create the group in "alt".
>>	(2) Demonstrate volume and friendliness.
>>	(3) Get the *backbone* to vote on admitting it.
> 
> I like this idea, although I don't think "alt" should be used, but rather
> a new distribution, called "tryout" or something.

Part of the problem with a 'trial' distribution is:
 1) It's not likely to get a very strong distribution (or even
connectivity, for that mater) which will REALLY skew results. Many
people won't even get the Create message.
 2) If it DOES get a good distribution, then it almost defeats the original
reason for creating the distribution group.
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