The Great Net Cleanup Part IIa

[Gary W. Sanders N8EMR]

>I just recently deleted a number of newsgroups that had seen minimal or
>no use in the last few months.  Since that time, I have gotten mail
>from a few people suggesting other candidates for removal based on
>their lack of activity.  It seems to make sense that if we won't create
>a new newsgroup without an indication of potential use, there is no
>justification for keeping newsgroups which get no significant use after
>creation.
>
>Site "gatech" has a news history of about 3 years.  That is, all our
>newsgroup numbering started when we came on the net about 3 years ago.
>Thus, I have a pretty good indication of overall activity on a
>newsgroup by checking our active file.
>
>The following newsgroups have had little use recently and less than 150
>articles in the last three years.  For many of the groups, that
>includes their entire lifespan.  Additionally, it appears that anywhere
>from  1/2 to 2/3 of the articles posted to many of these groups are
>cross-posted to other, currently active groups.  There seems to be
>little need to keep these groups around.
>
>Unless someone provides me with a good reason not to, I will be
>removing the following groups on or about August 15:
>	net.bugs.v7
>	net.decus
>	net.games.go
>	net.lang.apl
>	net.math.symbolic
>	net.micro.432
>	net.notes
>	net.rec.birds
>	net.rec.scuba
>	net.rec.skydive
>	net.std
>	net.theater
>	net.usoft
>

	Gene; 	I agree about removal of all your listed groups, but
	net.decus. I believe that it should stay. It seems to me
	(in my short net life) that net.decus has a small, but steady
	flow of traffic. net.decus seems to have about twice the traffic
	that net.usenix, but I doubt that anyone will get rid of that
	news group.


						tnx
						Gary W. Sanders (N8EMR)
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