X-Message-Number: 426
From att!watson.ibm.com!metzger Thu Sep  5 11:40:13 0400 1991
Date: Thu, 5 Sep 91 11:40:13 -0400
From:  (Perry E. Metzger)
To: whscad1!
Subject: cryonics #420 - Re: USENET

   >From att!mcsun.EU.net!david Mon Sep  2 14:02:00 +0200 1991
   Date: Mon, 2 Sep 1991 14:02:00 +0200
   From:  (David Stodolsky RUC.DK)
   To: 
   :Subject: CRYONICS: create a USENET newsgroup

   A USENET newsgroup will reach at least 100 times as many people as a list.
   This is the bottom line.

Is this really what we want? Cryonics right now has a very high S/N
ratio. 100 times the people doesn't mean 100 times the useful content.
I'm happy with things as they are EXCEPT I would like to see the list
moved to a mail reflector so that it will be more responsive.

   A USENET newsgroup is a more democratic structure, even when
   moderated,

Many of us don't like democracy, you know. What does it gain us? Has
the current moderator done anything you don't like? So far I have no
complaints, and if I did, I would just start a new group rather than
try to impose my will on him.

Perry

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