Re: NO newsgroup

["Edmond Bourne" <ebourne@maplesoft.com>]

I disagree with Paulo.  Newsgroups are definitely the way to go.  They are a
structured way of reading messages from a large group of people.  A mailing
list only works when there are low volumes.  There is absolutely no
difference between a newsgroup and a mailing list in terms of signal to noise
ratio.  There is if the newsgroup is moderated, but I would be against
moderating any thinkpad newsgroup.  As to the problems of certain people not
being able to read a newsgroup when they can get a mailing list, thats not a
problem at all.  I used to have that problem about 5 years ago when I used to
have an account with no news access.  It was easily corrected by having
someone who did have news access just send all the messages in certain
newsgroups via an automated script to a digest that I recieved once a day via
email.  I don't see why the mailing list couldn't contiue to that very thing
for those who are deprived of news access.

cheers
ed

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Date: 10/31/95 12:49 PM
To: Edmond Bourne
From: Paulo  Magalhaes
On Tue, 31 Oct 1995, Derek V. Chan wrote:
> Just wanted to reiterate...
> 
> All because there's a newsgroup doesn't mean that the mailing list has to 
> die.  This will just give more options.

Just wanted to reiterate, too...
Newsgroup = more background noise
Newsgroup = less relevant information
Newsgroup = unavailable to certain people
And, for these very reasons, I DON'T want the newsgroup mirrored on this 
list, thank you very much.
I rest my case.

What's the obsession with newsgroups anyway?!?!

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