rae%alias@csri.utoronto.ca (Reid Ellis) (09/21/89)
What can we do to cut down the number of "can someone send me something to convert pictures from GIF to PostScript" postings? o Post software that does so every 60 days? That's a lot of bandwidth. And not every format would be supported. o Create a new group for requests? comp.graphics.request? comp.graphics.wanted? Cross-postings will still flood comp.graphics. Or do we just get used to the 'k' key? Reid
rae%alias@csri.utoronto.ca (Reid Ellis) (09/21/89)
What can we do to cut down the number of "can someone send me something to convert pictures from XXX to YYY" type of postings? o Post software that does so every 60 days? That's a lot of bandwidth. And there would still be formats that aren't covered. o Create a new group for requests? comp.graphics.request? comp.graphics.wanted? Cross-postings will probably still flood comp.graphics, although one would hope that the number would be lower than the current level. Or do we just get used to the 'k' key? Reid
madhu@hubcap.clemson.edu (m a d h u) (09/23/89)
In article <461@alias.UUCP>, rae%alias@csri.utoronto.ca (Reid Ellis) writes: > What can we do to cut down the number of "can someone send me something > to convert pictures from XXX to YYY" type of postings? I have done that a couple of times myself .... creating a new group would mean having to go through two news groups. Why not solve the problem this way.. > o Post software that does so every 60 days? A better way would be to post a list of anon sites or mailer sites where a list of graphic format interchange software *availability* list is maintained with comments. This way two problems will be addressed : BW wont be wasted, Sys adms will not crib about disk usage if we keep just an *availability* list and not the software itself. > o Create a new group for requests? The value of the above solution would diminish, a whole new set up would have to be brought about with a few people having to spend their time looking after this stuff. :-) > > Cross-postings will probably still flood > comp.graphics, although one would hope that Have a nasty message saying offenders will be treated like scum. This is done in a sort of polite way in misc.jobs.misc for example. > Reid madhu
poirier@dg-rtp.dg.com (Charles Poirier) (09/29/89)
In article <458@alias.UUCP> rae%alias@csri.utoronto.ca (Reid Ellis) writes: >What can we do to cut down the number of "can someone send me something >to convert pictures from GIF to PostScript" postings? The number of such requests may be large, but their size is small. It's not a bandwidth problem. Yeah, use 'k' && laugh it off. One of these days, *you* may be in the situation of joining a new group and not knowing the ropes. Subgroups intended for beginners' traffic tend to not work well, for the very reason of the participants' being beginners. Charles Poirier