cfv@packet.UUCP (06/22/83)
Dumb questions: How long do we have to keep saying yes to a group before we
make the decision to create it? Who decides? I think there has been enough
show of support for both of these groups to warrant their creation, but I
am not sure exactly how we go about doing something like that....
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>From the dungeons of the Warlock:
Chuck Von Rospach
ucbvax!amd70!packet!cfv
(chuqui@mit-mc) <- obsolete!alb@alice.UUCP (06/24/83)
That is our biggest problem: NO ONE really decides. There is no official christening of a newsgroup. Protocol states that the person who suggests the group volunteers to tally the resultant vote and then use his/her judgement to decide whether or not to create the group. The proper control message is all it takes.
nrh@inmet.UUCP (06/29/83)
#R:packet:-24500:inmet:7000015:000:436 inmet!nrh Jun 28 12:38:00 1983 A note about such decisions. Bear in mind that the people who want such a group will work hard for it, but the people who don't want it will hardly go to the effort (most times) of saying "no" to it. Therefore, unless there is a lot of positive comment, the presumption should be that a particular new newsgroup is not needed. PINHEADS TAKE NOTE! I am not saying that there has been too little response for any particular new topic.