Re: RFD: comp.sys.apple2 reorganization

[taob@r-node.hub.org (Brian Tao)]

My news feed was sick the past week, but I think this deserves a reply.

In article <1pa558$mce@gazette.bcm.tmc.edu>, Richard H. Miller writes...
> 
> And there already exists a hierarchy called misc.forsale.computer; I
> really don't want to start forsale groups outside of this hierarchy. I
> know there are some which already exist but still think the forsale
> groups should be within one hierarchy.

    The market for used Apple II equipment is fairly restricted.  Why
post it to m.f.c where maybe 0.1% of the readers may show an interest in
your ad?  Csa2.marketplace will concentrate all Apple II-related
articles in one newsgroup.  Searching for an item of interest will be
much less difficult, and I'll bet you get a lot more responses than had
you posted to m.f.c.  A lot of csa2 readers don't bother scanning m.f.c.
I know I don't.  The Amiga and (I believe) the NeXT groups already have
similar subgroups, for similar reasons.

> The appropriate hierarchy and name is comp.org.<group name>. I have no
> objection to this being placed in the comp.org but do object to it in 
> the comp.sys hierarchy.

    User groups aren't a single organization; they are linked only by
their common interest in a particular computer.  It sounds like you are
implying that each user group should have its own newsgroup which is
clearly impossible.  Csa2.ug will serve as a "brainstorming forum" and
as an additional support channel for Apple II users.  As an executive
member of our local Apple/Mac user group, I'm convinced that such a
group will be of great benefit.
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