adrianho@barkley.berkeley.edu (Adrian J Ho) (05/25/91)
[I'm crossposting this to all the graphics groups to stir up more
discussion and to keep interested parties up-to-date (sorta).
Actual discussion, however, should be done in news.groups -- I've
redirected followups accordingly.]
I'm starting to think comp.graphics.research was an ill-chosen name,
especially since:
1) I've hardly seen any research-related postings in any of the
graphics groups, and most of them seem to fall within the scope of
comp.graphics.visualization or sci.virtual-worlds.
2) On the other hand, I've seen a significant amount of graphics
_programming_ Q&A and debate, which (IMHO) threatens to be drowned in
a deluge of requests for GIF viewers and XYZ->ABC convertors.
Based on these observations, I think comp.graphics.programmer might be
a better name for the new group, with a corresponding change in the
charter. Something like this:
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Newsgroup Name: comp.graphics.programmer
Moderated: Yes (moderator to be determined)
Charter: This newsgroup is a forum for the discussion of graphics
programming issues, techniques and specifics (ie. questions
on flood fill techniques are acceptable, requests for an
XYZ->ABC graphics file format convertor are not).
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Comments are welcome, especially those that:
a) argue against any changes
b) further refine the charter
c) suggest alternatives
d) argue against moderation (yes, this issue isn't dead yet)
Flames will be Halon'd on sight. 8-)
Remember, the deadline for discussion is Jun 16, so get those comments
in now! 8-)
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