Re: Newsgroup, anyone?

["A. G. R. Sutherland" <agrs@ohm.york.ac.uk>]

  Since I joined this mailing list which is quite excellent I have often
  wondered why it is not a newsgroup, I agree it would be much more 
  convenient so you have one vote in favour.

==============================================================================

    Arthur G. R. Sutherland	      |
    Electronics Teaching Laboratories |	Tel. Work +44 01904 432371
    Department of Electronics	      |	      Fax +44 01904 432335
    University of York		      |	     Home +44 01904 423463
    York 			      |	
    YO1 5DD			      |	Email agrs@ohm.york.ac.uk.
    United Kingdom		      |	   or ags3@unix.york.ac.uk

	        	I am not always right
	        	and though I am seldom wrong
		        degrees of error are relative.

==============================================================================

On Tue, 9 May 1995, Tom Haapanen wrote:

> There is an RFD/CFV upcoming for new VW newsgroups, and I'm wondering
> whether this might be an opportune time to propose an Audi newsgroup
> as well. The mailing list is very busy (averaging 20-25 messages per
> day, and much higher bursts), and reading through news is a lot more
> convenient for most people.
> 
> How do other people feel about this?  A newsgroup is certainly a less
> controlled medium, and thus more open to flames and moronic posts.  And
> yet rec.autos.vw has a pretty high S/N ratio, and this list has seen a
> few stupid articles as well.  :)
> 
> Yea?  Nay?  Is it worth proposing and taking it to a vote?
> 
> -- 
> [ /tom haapanen -- tomh@metrics.com -- software metrics inc -- waterloo, ont ]
> [ "i don't even know what street canada is on"                  -- al capone ]
>