eugene@eos.UUCP (Eugene Miya) (07/25/89)
>Proposal by Peter for comp.org.siggraph.
I was thinking the same thing. There exists comp.org.ieee (noted in
the latest Institute as well) and comp.org.sigplan (moderated), but
I was thinking it should be comp.graphics.siggraph. Yes I know
the hierarchy, but that's part of the problem with those kinds of structures.
So what do you think Kelly? Moderation after chair? 8).
Another gross generalization from
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Live free or die.ksbooth@watcgl.waterloo.edu (Kelly Booth) (07/25/89)
In article <4460@eos.UUCP> eugene@eos.UUCP (Eugene Miya) writes: >>Proposal by Peter for comp.org.siggraph. > >I was thinking it should be comp.graphics.siggraph. > >So what do you think Kelly? Moderation after chair? 8). I proposed this about a year or two ago. I even went so far as to send e-mail to someone (I forget who) that was supposedly involved in setting up such news groups (whatever that means -- I have carefully avoided any contact with administration of the net). There was no response. Pro: comp.graphics.siggraph would permit people who only want to know about SIGGRAPH stuff to focus on that group and people who don't care at all to avoid it. Con: People new to the net (the ones who ask "where can I get references on ..." who obviously don't know about SIGGRAPH yet or they would be looking in the conference proceedings) won't know to subscribe to the subgroup. And people who realize this will be tempted to cross-post articles. This would be even worse for comp.org.siggraph. Personally, I think that the SIGGRAPH-related traffic is relatively low (there was a recent flurry, but it's just before the conference -- there will probably be another short burst after the conference). Low enough that we should be able to use the existing news group. If someone wants to go through the motions of officially deciding on a new subgroup, I would certainly support the effort. Kelly Booth SIGGRAPH past chair