MJB1@biology.cambridge.ac.uk (03/31/89)
I have now talked to Steve Bryant who confirms that he wants to create a bulletin board on linkage analysis in human genetics. This is a big enough area, the question is rather how many of the interested workers will know about/use an electronic bulletin board. Its a bit sad to see boards like Oncogenes and Gene Exression disappearing. There was some very useful information in these in the past. Perhaps the criteria for creation and continuation of boards are too rigorous? Genomic Organisation is fine as a bulletin board for genome projects. With any of the more esoteric theoretical/computational issues in Biomatrix. Perhaps someone could let HUGO know about this (perhaps Victor McKusick is the person to contact?).
Kristofferson@BIONET-20.BIO.NET (David Kristofferson) (04/01/89)
>Its a bit sad to see boards like Oncogenes and Gene Exression disappearing. >There was some very useful information in these in the past. Perhaps the >criteria for creation and continuation of boards are too rigorous? That was unfortunately quite a long time back in the past. Virtually no one has used these groups in the last year (i.e., 5 - 15 messages per group). Info can still be routed to some of the other groups like RESEARCH-NEWS in the interim, and, if demand arises again in the future, they could be reinstated at a later time. (Don't ask any time soon though 8-) !!!) More people in these areas need to learn how to use e-mail though. It is not a coincidence that the scientific groups that are more popular like MOLECULAR-EVOLUTION are also the fields which utilize computers to a greater extent. I think that the current criteria of 40 votes to create a group is not that demanding given the fact that the newsgroups are circulated so widely now. Lots of people read but never participate by submitting items which is a bit unfortunate. I also ask people once again to be sure to cc the bulletin board address when replying to a query if the answer is of general interest (usually most mail software has a command to reply to *all* addresses on a message and this should be used). >Genomic Organisation is fine as a bulletin board for genome projects. >With any of the more esoteric theoretical/computational issues in Biomatrix. >Perhaps someone could let HUGO know about this (perhaps Victor McKusick is >the person to contact?). I don't have Victor's e-mail address. Does anyone else have it out there in netland? Currently Clay Stevens from the Human Gene Mapping Library and Tom Marr from Los Alamos Natl. Labs are lined up to moderate this group. I have exchanged messages with them in just the last day or so and I believe that they will be starting in the near future now. Sincerely, Dave Kristofferson BIONET Resource Manager kristofferson@bionet-20.bio.net -------