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After doing some reading and thinking, I feel that a new group is not needed
at this time. In fact, its addition may even lead to more harm than good.
I thought Frank made some excellent points in this post:
http://news.lugnet.com/admin/suggestions/?n=194
which was so good, IMHO, it ought to end up in a FAQ.
I was also affected by Bruce's comments, which I've trimmed down to bare
bones here:
In lugnet.admin.suggestions, Bruce Hietbrink writes:
> [...] I would strongly argue against creating a new group for
> fantasy. My reasons:
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> 1. High traffic. ? [...]
> 3. More groups = more duplication. [...] It would end up getting cross-
> posted to both.
> 4. No need. I've heard no outcry in .castle, where these things most
> closely belong. [...]
> 5. Greater compartmentalization leads to more noise than signal.
> I've seen this again and again on Usenet. Once you start breaking up
> into too many sub-groups, you get more complaining about incorrect
> placement of posts than you do real posts. This tends to lead to
> arguing, hurt feelings, and a general state of unwelcome [...]
Regarding number 5 scenario above...
[gasp] That would *never* happen on LUGNET!! ;-)
In the future, I think I'd be more open to the idea of adding a
build.fiction group.
-Suz
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| Hi all, I'm a daily reader of .castle and one of those who has posted LotR creations (and in actuality there are only two of us who have posted multiple LotR creations). I would strongly argue against creating a new group for fantasy. My reasons: 1. (...) (23 years ago, 3-May-02, to lugnet.admin.suggestions)
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