Path: utzoo!utgpu!water!watmath!looking!brad
From: brad@looking.UUCP (Brad Templeton)
Newsgroups: news.admin
Subject: Re: Suggestion for new newsgroup creation rule.
Message-ID: <1779@looking.UUCP>
Date: 24 Jun 88 19:03:22 GMT
References: <960@ficc.UUCP>
Reply-To: brad@looking.UUCP (Brad Templeton)
Organization: Looking Glass Software Ltd.
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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.

And of course, #2 should read "Demonstrate READERSHIP and friendliness",
since the last thing we need are more high volume groups.  Unless you meant
it to say, "Demonstate low volume and friendliness."

All people receiving the tryout distribution would be required to run
a reader counting program to give truly accurate ratings.  Groups in
the tryout distribution might have a time limit on them, possibly.
-- 
Brad Templeton, Looking Glass Software Ltd.  --  Waterloo, Ontario 519/884-7473