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From: Kent.Dalton@FtCollinsCO.NCR.COM (Kent.Dalton)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics
Subject: Re: PoV Ray Related Group NEEDED
Message-ID: <KENT.DALTON.93May17110519@zappa.FtCollinsCO.NCR.COM>
Date: 17 May 93 10:05:19 GMT
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In-reply-to: wlieftin@cs.vu.nl's message of 17 May 93 09:42:18 GMT

>>>>> On 17 May 93 09:42:18 GMT, wlieftin@cs.vu.nl (Liefting W) said:

	Liefting> hed@cats.ucsc.edu (Magic Fingers) writes:


>In article <1993May13.011926.4728@exucom.com> cyberman@exucom.com (Stephen R.
>Phillips) writes:

>If it takes making it an alt group, then why not?  I've been following this
>thread for, what has it been, two months now?

Liefting> The alt.* hierarchie is created for 2 purposes: 1. For
Liefting> groups which do not fit under the comp.* or other 'official'
Liefting> hierarchies 2. For the fast creation of hot new newsgroups
Liefting> like alt.gulf.war

Liefting> Because there is no voting process or any other control
Liefting> facilities, sites are free to decide not to carry (some of)
Liefting> the alt groups.

Liefting> Therefore, it is (I think) desirable to try to create
Liefting> comp.graphics.  {raytrace, rendering or whatever} and not an
Liefting> alt-group

Plus, *many* sites, (especially many .com sites) do not carry any alt
newsgroups. (We don't for example.) A comp.* group will get a much broader
distribution and would be useful to many more people. Plus the topic is
important/popular enough to warrant its own group, IMHO.
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Does someone from PEORIA have a SHORTER ATTENTION span than me?
