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Re: The Great Downsizing of comp.os.*

Newsgroups comp.os.misc, comp.os.msdos.misc, comp.os.netware.misc, comp.os.linux.misc
From Sidney Lambe <evergreen@alt.religion.wicca>
Subject Re: The Great Downsizing of comp.os.*
References <iimsf5$50f$1@four.albasani.net> <slrnikttpu.81j.evergreen@3f8s2dcr5.net> <iirgou$3c7$6@Kil-nws-1.UCIS.Dal.Ca>
Message-ID <slrnil2kcs.nn.evergreen@3f8s2dcr5.net> (permalink)
Date 2011-02-08 15:22 +0100
Organization X-Privat.Org NNTP Server - http://www.x-privat.org

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On comp.os.linux.misc, Richard Bonner <ak621@chebucto.ns.ca>
wrote:

> Sidney Lambe (evergreen@alt.religion.wicca) wrote:
>
>> On comp.os.linux.misc, Big-8 Management Board
>> <board@big-8.org> wrote:
>>
>> > There is a proposal currently in news.announce.newgroups to
>> > remove 198 unmoderated newsgroups all across the BIG8.
>
> (Snip)
>
>> This is comp.os.linux.misc
>
>> Why the hell would we care about a bunch of Windows groups?
>
>> I wouldn't allow that crap OS on any box I own.
>
>> Sid
>
> *** I tend to agree, but some Windows users might find them
> useful. (-:

Sure. And junkies find needles useful.

>
>    I have not looked into this, but suspect that the reason
> they are being removed is because they have not seen any posts
> in `n' time. I agree that unused groups should be removed as a
> healthy housekeeping measure.
>

You are right and I agree.

Sid

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Re: The Great Downsizing of comp.os.* Sidney Lambe <evergreen@alt.religion.wicca> - 2011-02-08 15:22 +0100

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