kent@ssbell.UUCP (Kent Landfield) (11/17/89)
In article <1618@crdos1.crd.ge.COM> davidsen@crdos1.UUCP (bill davidsen) writes: >In article <566@ssbell.UUCP>, kent@ssbell.UUCP (Kent Landfield) writes: >| Sorry, but I think that this group is a major mistake and a waste of >| time. I not only do not want it moderated, I do not want it to exist >| at all. I maintain a large archive site and archive all articles in >| alt.sources. Once a week, I spend between 5 and 15 minutes clearing >| out the non-sources articles. It has never been a problem before now. >| Do not make it one. FYI, I was one who did an immediate rmgroup on >| alt.source-code when it hit my site. > > Since there are a number of us who would like a code only group, I >suggest that you not try to decide for us. I did not honor your rmgroup, >and will post to the new group if it seems to be working. Let's not have >self-appointed net.gods on the alt. net as well. >-- >bill davidsen (davidsen@crdos1.crd.GE.COM -or- uunet!crdgw1!crdos1!davidsen) You *could* not honor my rmgroup since it *never* reached your site. I did the rmgroup on my machine *only* and did not bother the net *at* all. I was not trying to be a *net.god* like some. I *will* not archive this group here and that is my choice. I would like a code only group as much as you bill, but creating groups in the hope that people will follow the rules in the alt *anarchy* is an experiment destined to fail. If you want to assure that you have a sources only alt group, then create it as a moderated group leaving alt.sources as an unmoderated group. Don't just create an group identical to alt.sources and expect new net readers to immediately know by the name "alt.source-code" that they should not post requests for "source code" to the alt.source-code newsgroup. -Kent+ --- Kent Landfield UUCP: kent@ssbell Sterling Software FSG/IMD INTERNET: kent@ssbell.uu.net 1404 Ft. Crook Rd. South Phone: (402) 291-8300 Bellevue, NE. 68005-2969 FAX: (402) 291-4362
meo@stiatl.UUCP (Miles O'Neal) (11/20/89)
Kent, bill, et al... Please notice that the first alt.source-code post (here, at least) was a query for sources. Quit screweing with the laws of nature, folks, and feed the washing machine more socks. And the net more flames, I suppose... -Miles