[news.groups] Campaining for the *name* comp.graphics.development

drw900@anusf.anu.edu.au ("Drew R Whitehouse") (06/11/91)

	I've crossposted this comp.graphics to remind everyone whats
going on on in news.groups. Please followup in news.groups and show
your support for c.g.research (you do support it don't YOU :-) ).


In article <1991Jun10.191847.8815@dsd.es.com>, pmartz@undies.dsd.es.com (Paul Martz) writes:
|> In article <1991Jun8.214215.23403@nntp-server.caltech.edu>, woolstar@nntp-server.caltech.edu (John D. Woolverton) writes:
|> > [ ... ]
|> > 
|> > 	comp.graphics.development
|> > 
|> > It is fairly clear as a name, as does not have stricter connotations
|> > to it like comp.graphics.research does in the academic and private
|> > sectors.
|> 
|> I'd rather not see discussion of someone's MacPaint clone they are
|> developing. Stuff such as that belongs in comp.graphics, in my
|> opinion. But if we give our new group the name c.g.development,
|> wouldn't MacPaint clone development be fair game for discussion? I
|> don't have any problem with c.g.research's 'stricter' connotations as
|> long as it weeds mundane stuff like commercial software development
|> *out*.

	ditto
|> 
|> I don't want to read about development. It's too general a term. I
|> want this newsgroup to discuss research and theory.
|> 
|> > [ ... irrelevant summary of the merits of c.g.development deleted ... ]
|> > 
|> >     I have been involved in a great amount of development myself,
|> > and look forward to watching what develops of this!
|> 
|> Then please don't unsubscribe from comp.graphics, which is where most
|> of what you'd apparently like to read will be discussed in the future.
|> 
|> > 	John D. Woolverton, Graphics Developer
|> > 	woolstar@cobalt.caltech.edu
|> > 
|> > ps - remember me for moderator too.  :-)
|> -- 
|> 
|>    -paul	pmartz@dsd.es.com
|> 		Evans & Sutherland

	I would like to support the original proposed group
comp.graphics.research and have the group moderated by a graphics
*researcher*. 

	Down the track I'm sure that other graphics groups will be
created as the need arises, so how 'bout we just stick to the creation
of this group first. If you don't think that c.g.research caters for
your particular field of graphics this just means that you should
start campaigning for another group *seperately* - don't bag the
current one.

Drew

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