markc%wpi.wpi.edu@relay.cs.net (Mark B. Cohen) (03/01/90)
{ed Attn: news.groups readers, this is comedy, not another aquaria flame.
Ok, so those flames are funny too, but not by design...}
CALL FOR DISCUSSION:
Recently there has been some extremely high volume in the existing
groups designated for the discussion of aquaria. This high volume
has prompted many users to suggest that new aquaria groups be formed.
The following is the summary of the suggestions for the new groups.
The discussion period will last for approximately six weeks. Following
the close of the discussion period and the mandatory cross-posting flame
war with news.groups, talk.bizarre, and the existing aquaria groups,
the voting will commence on 1 April 1990 and continue for a period of
two weeks. Two neutral parties have volunteered to collect the votes,
they are ftp@wsmr-simtel20.army.mil and nuucp@uunet.uu.net.
Please note that the discussion topic is NOT which of the following
groups is to be created. What is to be discussed is the exact charter
of each group, and the specific name of the individual group.
GROUPS UNDER DISCUSSION
The following groups are in the mainstream USENET hierarchy:
news.announce.aquaria Announcements of new aquaria
groups and hierarchies [Moderated]
news.groups.aquaria Discussion of new groups to be announced
in news.announce.aquaria. This group will be
semi-moderated by a daemon which will post
only articles which do NOT contain the
phrase "end of the net" in any form.
news.software.aquaria Public discussion on the development of
news networking and reading software which
will prevent any tampering or suppression of
any aquaria group.
comp.binaries.aquaria.* Software related to aquaria. Possibilities
include any database or inventory control
program, editors or word processors used
in writing articles about aquaria, etc.
Comp.binaries.aquaria will consist of sub-
groups for each of the major computing
families, *nix variations included. All
programs submitted will be ported to each
of the categories and the binaries for each
will be posted simultaneously. [Moderated]
comp.bugs.aquaria This group will consist of two sub groups:
The first will be a group for discussion of
software problems from c.b.a.* and c.s.aq,
while the second will be for discussion and
information on aquatic entymology.
comp.lang.aquaria Discussion of the language and terminology of
aquaria. For example, just what is the correct
spelling of "plikostymus" (sic)?
comp.mail.aquaria Information on purchasing aquaria items
by mail order, as well as information on
transporting livestock through Snail Mail.
comp.org.aquaria Discussion and information pertaining to
groups and societies for aquaria. Traffic
in this groups is expected to be low, since
everyone will be on the net.
comp.os.aquaria Discussion on operating in an aquatic
environment. Frequent questions on
electrocution are anticipated.
comp.periphs.aquaria Filters, hoods, and those little castles.
comp.sources.aquaria Source code postings of software relating
to aquaria. (See the description of
comp.binaries.aquaria.) The group will post
only code which includes conditional compilation
for any operating system or environment.
Submissions need only be targeted to the
author's machine; the moderator is responsible
for the porting. [Moderated]
comp.std.aquaria Proceedings and discussion from the ANSI committee
on aquaria. [Moderated]
comp.sys.aquaria Information on how to set up an aquatic system.
It is expected that most novices will start in
this group, followed closely by comp.os.aquaria.
comp.unix.aquaria With the US government expressing a large interest
in unix, all submarine software will require porting
to a unix environment.
comp.windows.aquaria Discussion pertaining to the usage of aquaria on
windowing systems. Insulation and prevention
of algae blooms should be a major topic. Any
poster referencing Xaquarium or Xfish will be
banned from the net for life.
misc.aquaria A group for those obscure aquaria topics
that just don't belong anywhere else.
misc.aquaria.forsale For private or second hand sales only.
misc.aquaria.wanted For private requests only.
soc.culture.aquaria Discussions on topics such as aquatic rituals
and fish schools. References to Atlantis will
not be tolerated.
talk.aquaria Information on talking with aquaria. Private
donations have purchased VT960 and a 115Kb modem
for Dr. Dolittle, who will moderate.
Discussion for the following groups is being combined
with the above, with cross-postings to the appropriate
top level config group.
alt.sex.aquaria Don't even ask.
bionet.aquaria Discussion on the really esoteric topics
in aquaria. A Master of Science in Biology
or equivalent will be the minimum requirements
for accepting postings. [Moderated]
biz.aquaria Commercial announcements, requests, advertisments,
and reviews of aquaria and aquaria related products.
clarinet.aquaria News from various sources on aquaria and aquaria
related topics. Will include a weekly feature
written by a guest chef.
ddn.aquaria Defense related aquaria issues. Includes
discussion on prevention of feline attacks.
gnu.aquaria Due to the increasing popularity of aquaria,
the FSF is joining the bandwagon with their
"Free Saltwater Fish" program.
pubnet.aquaria Information on public access to aquaria
bulletin boards, list-servers, and so on.
Applications for moderators are now being accepted. Mail your application
to moderator@four.aquaria.net, or applying!four!aquaria!moderator.
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