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Re: Newsgroup structure: some tough decisions
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lugnet.admin.nntp
Date: 
Wed, 7 Mar 2001 02:12:23 GMT
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In lugnet.admin.nntp, Eric Joslin writes:
I'm concerned about seeing protracted debates in .general or other places.
The .general group is (or should be) kept as "sacred" as possible as a
friendly meeting spot.  Well, .build should be even more sacred than
general, for that matter, but I don't remember seeing debates start in the
.build area.

Umm.  I dunno.  If that's the kind of traffic you want to unload, then
certainly a lugnet.debate group is the way to go.

I think that lugnet.debate would be useful for on-topic controversy (eg
perennial faves "does Lego encourage violence?", "why are all minifigs
yellow?", "how much does juniorisation suck?"). It should be a default
skip-filter though, as should .rant (like .off-topic and .admin).

--DaveL



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(...) Umm. I dunno. If that's the kind of traffic you want to unload, then certainly a lugnet.debate group is the way to go. (...) Oh, ok. Well, then, I am useless to you, because I have no ideas. :D lugnet.not-a-straight-sale is unweildly. I (...) (24 years ago, 5-Mar-01, to lugnet.admin.nntp)

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