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- From: Mark Kovarski <kovarski@zooid.guild.org>
- Subject: Re: RFD: how about comp.sys.ibm.pc.advocacy?
- Organization: ZOOiD BBS
- Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1992 22:52:19 GMT
- Message-ID: <1992Dec22.225219.13550@zooid.guild.org>
- References: <1h5k1sINNj9k@matt.ksu.ksu.edu> <1992Dec22.022437.10504@itsmail1.hamilton.edu> <sheldon.724996844@pv141b.vincent.iastate.edu>
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- sheldon@iastate.edu (Steve Sheldon) writes:
- >In <1992Dec22.022437.10504@itsmail1.hamilton.edu> jmalloy@itsmail1.hamilton.edu (Joseph T. Malloy) writes:
- >
- >>In article <1h5k1sINNj9k@matt.ksu.ksu.edu> nan@matt.ksu.ksu.edu (Nan Zou) writes:
- >>>I've been away from the net for a couple of months now, got tangled up
- >>>with school and finals, and when I came back, I see page after page of
- >>>flame wars in comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware. And I got to thinking: isn't it
- >>>about time to create a comp.sys.ibm.pc.advocacy? So that all the flames
- >>>and debates can go there and leave c.s.i.p.hardware for people who
- >>>wish to discuss hardware topics. People may think an advocacy group
- >>>will itself generate more flames, while this may be true, at least it'll
- >>>keep the religious flame wars from spilling over to the other groups.
- >>>
- >>>
- >>>-- Nan
- >
- > Bah! These advocacy groups do absolutely no good. You still get just as
- >many flame wars in the regular .misc groups as ever, the only difference
- >is that they're increased in size by the stupid:
- >
- > 'Take this to advocacy you bonehead'
- >
- > messages. For an example of the futility of this take a look at the
- >comp.sys.amiga heirarchy.
- >
- > If I see another advocacy group up for vote, I'm voting against it.
- >
- >
- >
- >--
- >sheldon@iastate.edu Steve Sheldon
- >Project Vincent ICSS Resource Unit
- >SCO ODT, Arc/Info, Atlas GIS 2142 Agronomy Hall
- > Iowa State University
-
-
- What I would rather see, is the creation of a newsgroup where people can post
- their suggestions, bug reports, comments on OS/2 2.x. This way, people from
- IBM can read the conference and get the latest without going through tons of
- mail. So something like comp.os.os2.reports would be good. I think there
- should be an comp.os.os2.announcements newsgroup as well. All announcements
- can be posted there as well.
-
- Just my suggestions...
-
- Sincerely,
- Mark K.
-