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- From: ksdavis@silver.ucs.indiana.edu (Karleen S. Davis)
- Subject: Re: Comments on the 2nd RFD: soc.culture.native
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- In article <1993Jan21.043847.27553@gnosys.svle.ma.us> gst@gnosys.svle.ma.us
- (Gary S. Trujillo) writes:
- >In <C16HLL.JL3@usenet.ucs.indiana.edu> ksdavis@silver.ucs.indiana.edu
- > (Karleen S. Davis) writes:
- >
- >> Add a clause to the charter stating that soc.culture.native is for all
- >> native peoples as described UNLESS there is another more specific
- >> newsgroup for a certain people, and then go on to mention an example
- >> like soc.culture.african...
- >
- >This proposed solution sounds as if it might be able to deal with Brian's
- >objections. However, I feel that certain issues which pertain even to
- >regions like Asia and Africa would be appropriate for soc.culture.native...
-
- Point taken. I can imagine that there will be things that could be
- considered "native issues" that would be of interest to the worldwide
- soc.culture.native audience, but that there would also be issues that
- should remain in the "home" newsgroup. We need a succinct expression
- of this idea.
-
- >... However, I would not consider it appropriate to bring up subjects
- >of politics or general culture concerning any region unless it relates
- >specifically to the lives and cultures of the original inhabitants of
- >the place, and I think that feature of an article should be the deciding
- >factor in deciding whether or not it is appropriate for the newsgroup.
-
- This is well considered. Perhaps this very sentence could be reworded
- to express the idea we're trying to clarify in the charter -- that
- soc.culture.native is not intended to draw discussions away from other
- newsgroups. The redundancy issue is important, and we need to solicit
- suggestions for the best phrasing. I personally don't feel up to the
- task. Anyone have any more ideas?
-
- -sz
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