Subject: Self-Destructing Newsgroups From: rissa@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us (Patricia O Tuama) Date: 1990-11-19, 10:14 Newsgroups: news.groups,alt.tv.twin-peaks In article <10177@helios.TAMU.EDU> bell@cs.tamu.edu (Will Bell) writes: > >In article you write: >> >>1) Twin Peaks represents a trend. No matter how much quality >> >> there may be, trends come and go (by definition). The >> >> "normal" (non-alt) newsgroups should be fairly stable, not >> >> reflecting every slight surge or depression in interest. > >Where were you during the discussion period? This is a topic that we > >went round and round with. That is why the "self-destruct" clause > >was included in the charter. Yes, I think everyone understands why the self-destruct clause was included but that wasn't Mike's point. What he is saying is that regular Usenet newsgroups are supposed to be stable, they are ex- pected to be around for years and years. Let's assume that the newsgroup has been created. ABC cancels the series tomorrow. According to your proposal, rec.arts.tv.twin-peaks would continue until 1/20/91 whereupon a rmgroup mesg would be sent out. But three weeks later the Fox network announces that it has reached an agreement with Lynch and Frost to air the show beginning 5/1/91. Are you going to come back here and go through this whole voting biz again? > >few others which you can learn by reading the charter. Some people are > >tired of 75% of rec.arts.tv talking about TP. Then they should do what everybody else does in every other news- group: set up a killfile. It's easy enough to kill the xpostings and that should take care of most of the "problem." The fact that "some people" are inconvenienced by the xposts is not a legitimate reason to create this newsgroup. ========================================================================== remember me, buy my calendars / $12.95 ppd / 5704 s harper chicago 60637