Re: Proposed group addition

[apple2pd@garp3.icaen.uiowa.edu (ground.ecn AppleII Librarian)]

In article <3BE82866.B5685500@swbell.net>,
Rubywand  <rubywand@swbell.net> wrote:
>Mike Pfaiffer writes ...
>
>> I think there is an assumption we should take care of right
>> away. If we rename the group to csa2.* this still implies the group is
>> for the Apple//. If we leave off the "2" then it wouldn't be so much of
>> a sticking point. Isn't the point of the discussion to find a way to
>> move non-Apple// posts to a place where the posters can communicate with
>> other people with the same type of machines? By sticking with a csa2
>> group it would in theory be more of the same.
>>
>
>     As for leaving off the "2" in "csa2", I doubt that we would be permitted to
>rename a group in our hierarchy in such a way that it ceases to be within the
>hierarchy. And, anyway, it would be difficult to sell such a notion to Csa2 members.
>If we rename a group, it will have to be to comp.sys.apple2.-whatever-.
>

I am feeling old today.  In the earlier days of Usenet, this group was
"comp.sys.apple".  In the early 90's it was voted to be renamed
"comp.sys.apple2" to distinguish itself from "comp.sys.mac".  Then the
other csa2.* groups were voted in at some point in time.  By now I think
we have demonstrated that Mac users need us whether we call ourselves csa
or csa2 or comp.sys.apple.abandoned.apple2 .  The Mac people need us
because they don't help each other, or they are clueless (just joking).
I can tolerate AppleIII and Lisa posts.  At least Newton people haven't
come to us for help.  And a name won't keep Mac questions away.

$0.02

  --Steve

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 --Steve  (apple2pd@ground.ecn.uiowa.edu)