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- From: david@ruc.dk (David Stodolsky)
- Newsgroups: comp.groupware
- Subject: Re: inappropriate articles - Readme needed?
- Message-ID: <1992Nov23.220339.3549@ruc.dk>
- Date: 23 Nov 92 22:03:39 GMT
- References: <memo.764565@cix.compulink.co.uk>
- Organization: Roskilde Universitetscenter, Danmark
- Lines: 52
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- rwhitehead@cix.compulink.co.uk (Roger Whitehead) writes:
-
- >> I would like someone else to do this, since I have trouble writing at
- >> the appropriate level. The README should primarily ensure that
- >> inappropriate articles are not posted, and then refer readers to the
- >> "Introduction to comp.groupware" for more information. I can arrange for
- >> the actual posting if preferred.
-
- >How about posting the README instead of the Introduction? No other group I
- >download finds it necessary to go into such detail at such frequent
-
- If the README alone can achieve the desired effect fine. However, you
- should be aware (especially after our earlier email discussion) that you
- are reading this newsgroup in a way that doesn't permit you to handle
- periodic posts properly. This is a newsgroup, not a mailing list. What
- is appropriate for one, is poor practice for the other. If you must
- "download" the group, instead of reading it with a newsreader, you will
- find it inconvenient to use at times. The "Introduction" is a slim
- volume (14 K) compared to Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) posted to
- other groups such as comp.unix.shell (90 K). Look in news.answers to get
- an idea what is current practice on Usenet. There will, hopefully, soon
- be both a periodic post of groupware literature and a periodic post of
- groupware products appearing on a regular basis. Periodic posts could
- then easily reach 100 K every two weeks.
-
- I have repeatedly gotten requests to set up a groupware mailing list for
- people who for some reason cannot read news. If you, or anyone else,
- wishes to maintain a mailing list, I am sure it would be appreciated.
- This list could filter periodic posts and organize other services for
- people with only email access. Until that time, I do not feel changes to
- accommodate a few "downloaders" should be made at the expense of 50,000
- Usenet readers.
-
- My earlier message was made necessary by the failure of the
- "Introduction" alone to maintain the quality of the newsgroup. This
- points in the direction of *more* introductory material being made
- available, not less.
-
- You earlier indicated an interest in republishing material posted to
- comp.groupware. This makes you an ideal candidate for maintaining a
- mailing list, since such a list is more like a paper publication than a
- newsgroup. It would also put you in a position to routinely obtain
- copyrights from authors. With this type of business interest, can't you
- at least justify a Usenet account?
-
- Get a Usenet account and live it up :-)
-
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