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- Organization: City University of New York/ University Computer Center
- Date: Monday, 28 Dec 1992 11:32:20 EST
- From: Nelson Broat <NMBCU@CUNYVM.BITNET>
- Message-ID: <92363.113220NMBCU@CUNYVM.BITNET>
- Newsgroups: alt.config
- Subject: Re: Re : alt.culture.bengali
- References: <199212280243.AA16338@mp.cs.niu.edu>
- Lines: 62
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- In article <199212280243.AA16338@mp.cs.niu.edu>, t60bss9@mp.cs.niu.edu (Bijoy
- Sagar) says:
- >
- >Samit and others,
- >
- > I got the impression from your letters that the newsgroup
- >alt.culture.bengali is *being* pushed.
-
- I think you should try soc.lang.bengali as proposed by Tim Pierce.
- Its a much better name and a more fitting heirarchy for it to reside.
- If you can't get the soc group created you can always come back here
- and get it created.
-
- > Unlike a soc.* group, an alt.* group can be created by
- >almost anyone. And alt.* groups need not have a VOTING stage.
-
- Right, but you shouldn't create an alt group "just because". What am I
- saying!!! ;-) This group sounds like a wonderful idea, and would probably
- do very well in the soc heirarchy. You should issue an RFD in news.groups.
-
- > However, since I proposed this group, I plan to have
- >referundum 3 weeks after the posting appeared on alt.config
- >and soc.culture.indian. The three weeks are required for all
- >interested parties to read the charter and offer their opinions
- >on the charter, purpose and the name of the group.
- > After 3 weeks I would expect a nutral person with
- >resources ( preferably someone who has no interest in the
- >newsgroup or the destruction of it) to keep track of voting.
-
- You'll go through all this trouble but not bother with a mainstream
- heirarchy? Thats silly. :)
-
- > After the voting stage ( which will end 2 weeks
- >after it is opened) I shall send out the nesgroup control
- >message.
-
- For the alt heirarchy you don't need a vote. I say you should just move
- the whole thing over to news.groups now, or just issue the newsgroup message
- in a day or two.
-
- > Now, to those who think that voting is mandatory,
- >if we are willing to go through all that pain, we might
- >as well move this newsgroup to soc.culture.* heirarchy or
- >still better soc.lang.bengali, sci.lang.bengali or to
- >talk.lang.bengali.
-
- Exactly. And since its obvious that you are willing to go through
- the pain, move it over to news.groups or simply create it here
- in a day or two. Its silly to have a 5 week discussion here, as thats
- not what the alt heirarchy is about.
-
- > I would be happy to answer any questions anyone might
- >have in the following 5 weeks.
-
- If you wait 5 weeks you'll probably end up annoying the sh*t
- out of everyone and the group will never get good propagation in
- places which have alt groups. Again, either create it in a day or two
- since there doesn't seem to be much opposition to the idea, or simply
- post your RFD in news.groups.
-
-
- Nelson "I'm not harping on anything :)" Broat
-