Path: utzoo!utgpu!water!watmath!clyde!att!osu-cis!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!mailrus!ames!pasteur!ucbvax!decwrl!sun!pitstop!sundc!netxcom!hadron!klr From: klr@hadron.UUCP (Kurt L. Reisler) Newsgroups: news.admin Subject: Re: Suggestion for new newsgroup creation rule. Message-ID: <739@hadron.UUCP> Date: 27 Jun 88 14:47:18 GMT References: <960@ficc.UUCP> <2474@ukecc.engr.uky.edu> <11237@agate.BERKELEY.EDU> <985@ficc.UUCP> Reply-To: klr@hadron.UUCP (Kurt L. Reisler) Organization: Hadron, Inc., Fairfax, VA Lines: 19 The basic idea is a sound one. However, since the counter argument about the limited distribution of the "alt." news groups, why not give some thought to this minor change. Instead of giving a new news group a chance to "prove" its validity in alt, why not creat a new subtree called "news.probate.whatever" with the understanding and agreement of the community that the probationary news groups need to "prove" their value to the community before they can become a part of the "normal" distribution tree. I will make no attempt to define "normal", "prove" or "value", that is up to the net population at large. Kurt Reisler (703) 359-6100 ============================================================================ UNISIG Chairman, DECUS US Chapter | Hadron, Inc. ..{uunet|sundc|rlgvax|netxcom|decuac}!hadron!klr | 9990 Lee Highway Sysop, Fido 109/74 The Bear's Den (703) 671-0598 | Suite 481 Sysop, Fido 109/483 The Pot of Gold (703) 359-6549 | Fairfax, VA 22030 ============================================================================