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Re: IMPORTANT: newsgroup hierarchy naming
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lugnet.admin.general
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Fri, 2 Oct 1998 17:21:58 GMT
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JTHOMPSON@TEUBNER.COMihatespam
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Todd Lehman wrote:
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> It seems there are subtle issues with the current naming scheme for
> groups... Some people using advanced filtering/integration software
> and/or special gateways are running into problems because the groups don't
> all exist under a single hierarchy (i.e., "lugnet.*").
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> I want to gather opinions on how usable the current hierarchy might still
> be if "lugnet." were prepended to all group names (except of course the
> ones that already say "lugnet." at the front.) Here are some samples of
> the way things might look under that sort of renaming:
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> lugnet.admin.database
> lugnet.admin.statistics
> lugnet.announce
> lugnet.build.cad
> lugnet.build.publish
> lugnet.build.robotics
> lugnet.build.storage
> lugnet.build.trains
> lugnet.dear-lego
> lugnet.fan.starwars
> lugnet.general
> lugnet.loc.us.ma.bos
> lugnet.loc.us.mn.msp
> lugnet.market.auction
> lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade
> lugnet.off-topic.debate
> lugnet.off-topic.fun
> lugnet.reviews
> lugnet.test
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> This looks really cluttersome to me, but if issues with the current naming are already popping up, I wonder what sort of problems might
> pop up 2 or 6 months down the road...?
Think of it this way - having lugnet prepended to every
newsgroup is a blessing in disguise in terms of clarity.
For one thing, it makes VERY clear where to find the
newsgroups. Cross-talk about lugnet on r.t.l is going to
occur, and I feel sorry for people trying to find loc.us.ms.msp
on dejanews or their local server. At least with lugnet prepended
to everything, people have a fighting chance of knowing what
groups are lugnet newsgroups (anything with lugnet in the name)
and which are usenet newsgroups (anything else).
"Where do I find lugnet.foo" is still going to be a FAQ, but
the renaming was good preventative medication.
It's a good change. It's not ungainly.
--
jthompson@teubner.com "Float on a river, forever and ever, Emily"
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