jbuck@epimass.EPI.COM (Joe Buck) (12/21/87)
I propose the creation of the group comp.sources.games.bugs.
The newsgroups list would be modified to include the line
comp.sources.games.bugs Bug reports, fixes for postings in comp.sources.games
Bugs in posted games would no longer be discussed in comp.bugs.misc
(where they never should have been) or in comp.sources.bugs (the
current "appropriate place").
Creation of this group will have several benefits:
1) People uninterested in games that want to get bug reports for
important public-domain programs we all rely on like "patch" and
"compress" won't have to wade through dozens of complaints about
the latest version of conquest or nethack.
2) Sites uninterested in paying for transmitting game sources (you
guys are no fun, but I understand your reasoning) won't transmit
the game bug discussion either (that's why I chose the name
comp.sources.games.bugs -- putting !comp.sources.games in the
sys line stops them both)
3) People who ARE interested in getting games to work have a dedicated
place to go.
There is clearly traffic volume to warrant the group creation, and
I've seen lots of complaints from comp.sources.bugs readers that
don't want to hear about the games.
So let's vote! According to the rules, posted votes don't count,
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