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Re: Request for groups: movies/LEGO Studio
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Date: 
Mon, 18 Dec 2000 13:39:32 GMT
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In lugnet.admin.nntp, Larry Pieniazek writes:
I think those names sound like a good start, but if one is a subset of the
other (that is, both are for movies but one is more general than the other),
then they ought to be named lugnet.x and lugnet.x.y rather than lugnet.x and
lugnet.x.y -- if that makes any sense.

Not really. Tell me the difference between

lugnet.x and lugnet.x.y  (the first one)

and

lugnet.x and lugnet.x.y (the second one)

if you would...

LOL!  OOops, too much coffee this morning.  It's not my fault.  I just woke up.
:-)

I meant lugnet.x & lugnet.x.y vs. lugnet.x & lugnet.y, naturally.  :-)


But I agree with your thesis, I think. Specific usually ought to be a subset
of general.

The problem here is... is a lego movie a kind of software, a kind of
publication or a kind of rendering? The answer is all three, of course, but
with strict hierarchical groups no matter where you put it you can argue
it's wrongly placed.

That's what I'm afraid of.  There's so much overlap, but each one gets into
specific areas.  If there's any way to fit it all under .publish or .build
or something, for example, that would be nice -- a minimal number of new
groups (like 1 or 2).

--Todd



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(...) I'd say that putting it under .publish is probably the best place to stick it. I think .publish has been pretty well pinned down as the best place for photography techniques. It's also a place acceptable to announce web pages (though it's hard (...) (24 years ago, 18-Dec-00, to lugnet.admin.nntp)

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(...) I gotta remember that one!! (...) Not really. Tell me the difference between lugnet.x and lugnet.x.y (the first one) and lugnet.x and lugnet.x.y (the second one) if you would... But I agree with your thesis, I think. Specific usually ought to (...) (24 years ago, 18-Dec-00, to lugnet.admin.nntp)

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