rdt@houxk.UUCP (R.TRAUBEN) (04/16/84)
I fail to see how discussions on lasers are relevant to computer architecture. There is a net.laser-lovers groups. I would appreciate it if all articles on laser topics could be diverted to that newsgroup. I think it is good nettique to use the dedicated forums that already exist for specialized topics instead of consistently cluttering up net.arch. Please. Richard
jdd@allegra.UUCP (John DeTreville) (04/16/84)
---------- From: rdt@houxk.UUCP (R.TRAUBEN) Newsgroups: net.arch Subject: STOP THIS LASER TALK IN NET.ARCH !!! Date: Sun, 15-Apr-84 19:50:56 EST Organization: AT&T Bell Labs, Holmdel NJ I fail to see how discussions on lasers are relevant to computer architecture. There is a net.laser-lovers groups. I would appreciate it if all articles on laser topics could be diverted to that newsgroup. I think it is good nettique to use the dedicated forums that already exist for specialized topics instead of consistently cluttering up net.arch. Please. Richard ---------- Well, as unfortunate as the choice of net.arch was, fa.laser-lovers is just as bad; it is dedicated to the discussion of laser printers. (There is, of course, no net.laser-lovers.) I therefore vote for moving the discussion to net.origins. Cheers, John ("I Hate Lasers") DeTreville Bell Labs, Murray Hill
rpw3@fortune.UUCP (04/18/84)
#R:houxk:-24500:fortune:16500010:000:249 fortune!rpw3 Apr 17 19:40:00 1984 Actually we should move the laser hazard discussion to "net.med", no? Rob Warnock UUCP: {ihnp4,ucbvax!amd70,hpda,harpo,sri-unix,allegra}!fortune!rpw3 DDD: (415)595-8444 USPS: Fortune Systems Corp, 101 Twin Dolphin Drive, Redwood City, CA 94065
smith@umn-cs.UUCP (Richard Smith) (04/20/84)
#R:houxk:-24500:umn-cs:13900008:000:718 umn-cs!smith Apr 19 16:03:00 1984 This is really a scream. Question 1: Why would someone ask a question about lasers for decorative lighting in a newsgroup about computer architecture? Answer 1: Because the name of the group implies "architecture", not specifically computer architecture. Question 2: Why would someone suggest forwarding the question about lasers to a newsgroup about laser graphics printers? Answer 2: Because the respondent made a similar mistake. In other words, the only way (in the absence of 'policy notes') one can tell the subject of a newsgroup is by looking at what's being discussed. Frankly, this was as good a place to discuss lasers as 'laser lovers' though neither is probably the appropriate place. Rick.
brownell@harvard.UUCP (Dave Brownell) (04/21/84)
To avoid exactly that trouble, I check in the list of active groups to see what a given group is *supposed* to be talking about. It's not that hard to do -- I think your site administrator should make a point of keeping it easily visible. It's published (irregularly from what I can tell) in net.news.groups. Dave Brownell {decvax!genrad, allegra!wjh12, ihnp4!harvard} !sequoia!brownell