[net.news] Proliferation of NewsGroups - Respon

CSvax:Pucc-H:Physics:crl (12/15/82)

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pur-phy!crl    Dec 14 12:04:00 1982

Since I seem to have missed the oportunity to mail this response, I'll
just post it, since it's not very long.  A few days ago I remember reading
that the more groups, the better, since one could pick and choose what one
wants to hear.  At first thought, this seems correct.  However, after
a little more thought, I noticed that one of the "big" problems of the
net (as some have stated) is the posting of articles to the incorrect
newsgroup, usually by someone new to the system.  Conclusion--the
more specialized the groups, the more likely we'll get articles in the
wrong group.  By a quick count, we already have ~140 groups.  If you 
were a infrequent user, how much time would YOU devote to picking the
correct group?

Charles LaBrec
pur-ee!Physics:crl
purdue!Physics:crl