matt@oddjob.UChicago.EDU (Yes, *THAT* Matt Crawford) (06/14/88)
New hierarchies, unlike new newsgroups in the mainstream hierarchy, do not need to be voted on. All who want to join them may do so. What the net needs, in my opinion, is a hierarchy in which the people can have whatever they want. In token of "the me decade", I call this new hierarchy "me". In the "me" newsgroups, you can create any newsgroup you want, for any reason. You can name a newsgroup after yourself, your favorite TV show, or your pet goldfish. It can be moderated or not, as you prefer. You need not publish a charter for your newsgroup is you don't want to. All you have to do to join the "me" net is to edit your "sys" file and add ",me" to the list of distributions your own system subscribes to. You will then have access to the "me" network, unrestricted by any overseers, cabals, conspiracies or consortia. NOTE: Do NOT add "me" to the entry for any of your neighboring systems without the prior approval of the people responsible for those systems. They will remain on the "not me" net until they join. Remember, the "me" network is what you make it. If any newsgroups get created in it that YOU don't like, YOU can delete them. After all, it's YOUR disk space. Matt Crawford