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Received: from sloth.swcp.com (sloth.swcp.com [198.59.115.25]) by nacm.com (8.6.10/8.6.9) with ESMTP id OAA23832 for <executor@nacm.com>; Sat, 22 Jul 1995 14:36:50 -0700 Received: from iclone.UUCP (uucp@localhost) by sloth.swcp.com (8.6.9/8.6.9) with UUCP id PAA27864; Sat, 22 Jul 1995 15:36:48 -0600 Received: from beaut.ardi.com by mailhost with smtp (nextstep Smail3.1.29.0 #11) id m0sZmBm-000YbhC; Sat, 22 Jul 95 15:34 MDT Received: by beaut.ardi.com (linux Smail3.1.28.1 #5) id m0sZmBl-00005nC; Sat, 22 Jul 95 15:34 MDT Message-Id: <m0sZmBl-00005nC@beaut.ardi.com> Date: Sat, 22 Jul 95 15:34 MDT From: ctm@ardi.com (Clifford Thomas Matthews) To: vmeister@ios.com (Viemeister) Cc: executor@nacm.com Subject: Re: Usenet group poll In-Reply-To: <199507222102.RAA16067@ios.com> References: <199507222102.RAA16067@ios.com> Sender: owner-paper@nacm.com Precedence: bulk >>>>> "Tim" == Viemeister <vmeister@ios.com> writes: Tim> This is a great idea, but how about: Tim> comp.emulators.mac.executor.dos Tim> comp.emulators.mac.executor.linux Tim> comp.emulators.mac.executor.nexstep Tim> comp.emulators.mac.executor.common (or general) Maybe a .bugs Tim> under each? comp.emulators.mac.executor.hfv Maybe Tim> sub-categories for types of software? My recollection of the usenet group creation requirements is that creating a full-blown hierarchy generally doesn't happen. There is already comp.emulators.misc, and very little Executor traffic is conducted there. Perhaps it makes sense to request a comp.emulators.mac group first, or even to gate Executor Interest into comp.emulators.misc first, just to get things started on the Usenet side of things. Tim> I wouldn't mind conducting a pre-poll survey to make sure Tim> there is enough interest, so send your opinion (pro or con on Tim> each sub-group) as well as any other group names you may Tim> think of, to vmeister@ios.com with a subject line of Tim> 'EXECUTOR POLL'. I will post the totals in the mailing list, Tim> just to make sure that we have enough support. I would suggest that the scope of your first poll be a bit more limited, perhaps to these questions: Do you actively read news already? Would you prefer to receive Executor information via mailing list or a newsgroup? Would you vote yes in a Usenet Call For Votes for: comp.emulators.mac? comp.emulators.mac.executor? comp.emulators.executor? Of course since you're volunteering to do the poll on this list, you can word it however you want and ask whatever questions you want, but I do strongly suggest that the poll consist of a few yes/no questions, otherwise many people will put off answering the poll and may never get back to it. Keep It Simple. NOTE: the DJGPP mailing list recently went through this same process. They decided to create a newsgroup and keep the list around, but encourage people to use the newsgroup. I suspect that in the long run, that's what will happen here. --Cliff ctm@ardi.com