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Subject: 
Re: Todd, can we have an Arctic posting group?
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lugnet.admin.general
Date: 
Thu, 23 Dec 1999 23:23:55 GMT
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Mark Lindsey <markwars@fcmail.com> wrote:
I think that the more specific we can be the better. Many have expressed
disgust at seeing so many postings only vaguely(sp?) associated with a
particular topic and this could resolve that problem.  If I want to know about
one particular aspect of a large theme like Town or Castle I could find it

To express a contrary opinion -- there IS an optimal level of subdivision,
and if you go beyond that, you end up with lots of small, empty groups. NNTP
does have threads, after all. If it's in the "town" section, and it says
"fire truck" and you're not into that, skip it.

--
Matthew Miller                      --->                  mattdm@mattdm.org
Quotes 'R' Us                       --->             http://quotes-r-us.org/



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  Re: Todd, can we have an Arctic posting group?
 
(...) Yup. That's how I deal with .general - I skip probably 1/2 of the threads. Don't see why I couldn't do the same in .town or .castle if things drifted into subthemes in which I had no interest. (25 years ago, 24-Dec-99, to lugnet.admin.general)

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  Re: Todd, can we have an Arctic posting group?
 
(...) Not trying to be stupid, but are those sub-themes listed somewhere or are you pointing out that there are too many to be listed as subthemes to Town? (...) I think that the more specific we can be the better. Many have expressed disgust at (...) (25 years ago, 23-Dec-99, to lugnet.admin.general)

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