Proposal for an iPad newsgroup
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From: Kathy Morgan on 11 Mar 2010 02:57 Michelle Steiner <michelle(a)michelle.org> wrote: > Well, the rationale for having the followups going to news.groups is so > that the discussion would not clog the other newsgroups for people not > interested in it. It's a matter of consolidation of discussion. And since > a member of the "big 8" board strongly suggested that I follow the > procedures in the reference she gave me, and one of those procedures was to > set the follow-ups only to news.groups, that's what I did. Ewww...if the reference said to set followups to news.groups only, then that's something we need to correct. The "official" place for discussion now is news.groups.proposals and that's the group the reference should have named for followups. I'm totally swamped and can't get to it for the next several days, but I'll look through those web pages over the weekend and fix that and any other errors I find. The B8MB asks that followups be set to news.groups.proposals because some groups don't want the meta discussion in their group, but if people here would like to have the conversation crossposted here, that's fine, too. > I've been around long enough to know that some of the big-8 board members > get very persnickety if their recommendations are not followed, so I am > going to follow them. I'll try not to be too obnoxious. ;-) -- Kathy, member of B8MB but speaking only for myself
From: MS on 11 Mar 2010 10:21 On 2010-03-10 11:54:02 -0800, JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot(a)vaxination.ca> said: > (the reply I made went to news.groups only, this is a copy to > comp.sys.mac.system). > > > Michelle Steiner wrote: > >> I tentatively suggest misc.phone.mobile.ipad, > > how about comp.sys.mac.handheld > > which would cater to ipoddtouch, iphone, ipad and whatever else Apple > may think of in that product space ? > > In other words, sometghing which encompasses all product with that > version/build of OS-X with the touchscreen user interface etc etc. Make it specific to the iPad or we'll have to search through 10,000 items per day, most of which won't be applicable to the iPad -- and that's not counting any spam.
From: �n�hw��f on 11 Mar 2010 10:35 Michelle Steiner <michelle(a)michelle.org> clouded the waters of pure thought with news:michelle-467A56.18250110032010(a)nothing.attdns.com: > In article <Xns9D37CE4F19EF2noonehomecom(a)74.209.131.13>, > Larry <noone(a)home.com> wrote: > >> > FUAD? >> > >> >> Fart Up A Drain? > > Fold Up And Depart. He's busted. I'm too polite to tell him to > FOAD. > Question for the regs...will this iPad group be extra absorbant and have wings for those "heavy days"? TIA -- http://www.skepticalscience.com/ cageprisoners.com|www.snuhwolf.9f.com|www.eyeonpalin.org _____ ____ ____ __ /\_/\ __ _ ______ _____ / __/ |/ / / / / // // . . \\ \ |\ | / __ \ \ \ __\ _\ \/ / /_/ / _ / \ / \ \| \| \ \_\ \ \__\ _\ /___/_/|_/\____/_//_/ \_@_/ \__|\__|\____/\____\_\
From: Adam H. Kerman on 11 Mar 2010 10:38 Michelle Steiner <michelle(a)michelle.org> wrote: >kmorgan(a)spamcop.net (Kathy Morgan) wrote: >>>>Asking if a group should exist WITHOUT LEARNING IF THERE IS AN >>>>AUDIENCE is useless. >>>I DID THAT!!!! >>Yes, and you even mentioned it in the original post in the thread. Adam >>can't stand any idea that comes from anyone else and will do his best to >>drive you away. It looks like you have him pretty well figured out; you >>can safely just ignore him. >I've been hanging around on usenet for some twenty years (I guess that >makes me a relative newcomer), and I've run into jerks like him (and on >Fidonet before that). We still have your unsubstantiated statement, quoted above, that you performed the Justification. I've been asking YOU for that information since you first posted to alt.config. Kathy kinda sorta performed a rudimentary traffic count. It doesn't count if SHE does it, for she has no interest in making sure the group you would propose is successful. That's YOUR job. Incidentally, Kathy's count was rudimentary because, well, she didn't actually bother to read the articles to find the ones in which iPad was discussed as a main topic, as opposed to just being mentioned or comments by Usenet folks talking about its release who haven't purchased one. Such comments are not representative of discussion over the long term. It's really not a good idea to start a group so close to product release because hype posted to Usenet isn't representative. You may call me all the names you like, but the fact remains that YOU haven't posted the Justification to Usenet as I requested. There is no reason for me to give you the benefit of a doubt that you performed the very basic step, which is the first thing the proponent should do in support of his own proposal. Either post a proper Justification, or retract your claim.
From: �n�hw��f on 11 Mar 2010 10:39
Fred Hall <fkhall(a)gmail.com> clouded the waters of pure thought with news:npqfp5ps7j4s4vqsg8tk0vfjqok1mof2oh(a)4ax.com: > On Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:44:03 -0500, Dave Sill <dave(a)sill.org> wrote: > >>On 03/10/10 13:02, Michelle Steiner wrote: >>> >>> I followed Kathy's advice, and read >>> <http://www.big-8.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=policies:creation> >> >>You're doing great, Michelle. Ignore Kerman. > > Adam's bowtie may be a little tight today > Bow tie daddy dont you blow your top everythings under control Bow tie daddy dont you blow your top cause you think your getting too old Dont try to do no thinkin just go on with your drinkin and have your fun you old son of a gun and drive home in your lincoln -FZ & Mothers of Invention -- http://www.skepticalscience.com/ cageprisoners.com|www.snuhwolf.9f.com|www.eyeonpalin.org _____ ____ ____ __ /\_/\ __ _ ______ _____ / __/ |/ / / / / // // . . \\ \ |\ | / __ \ \ \ __\ _\ \/ / /_/ / _ / \ / \ \| \| \ \_\ \ \__\ _\ /___/_/|_/\____/_//_/ \_@_/ \__|\__|\____/\____\_\ |