On Thu, 30 Sep 2004 09:26:51 -0700, Larry Jaques
wrote:

On Thu, 30 Sep 2004 04:39:54 +0000, (Bill Aten)
calmly ranted:

FIRST CALL FOR VOTES (of 2)
unmoderated group rec.woodworking.all-ages

Newsgroups line:
rec.woodworking.all-ages Woodworking for all ages.

A suggestion to the Wreckers:

If you like the idea, vote "Yes."

If you want them out of our hair, vote "Yes".

If you don't care one way or the other, won't go visit, don't
agree with their reasons, don't agree with their morals, don't
want the limitations, etc, just don't vote.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

But, only if you have some really -compelling- reason they should
not be able to start their group, should you vote "No."

Live and let live.

So your vote is for confusion and duplication? If this was for
anything other than just a rec.woodworking duplicate your point would
be valid - but it is to create an *identical* newsgroup! No
difference. That benefits nobody. It is a bad idea and needs to be
rejected on that basis. If there is someone who wants to create a
valid and reasonable proposal (such as the original moderated proposal
only with a better moderation team) then *that* would be properly
handled the way you describe. Saying "let them do something wrong, bad
and injurious in a small way to our online world just to get them out
of our hair" is an irresponsible attitude.

Tim Douglass

http://www.DouglassClan.com