creation of new newsgroups

[Karl Fischer]

In article <3qb3fb$l88 at ixnews2.ix.netcom.com>, tichysr at ix.netcom.com
(steve tichy) wrote:

>      I have found out where to go to get new newsgroups created.  I
> would like to know if there is any other newsgroups that I should put
> in a request to create besides those that follow:
> 
>           bionet.virology.ebola
>           bionet.virology.hepatitis
>           
> 
> 
> Thanks,
> Veneta Tichy
> tichysr at ix.netcom.com

If this is serving as a call for discussion, I'll reiterate that I would
vote against fragmentation of the b.v newsgroup...especially in the case
of ebola (and most regulars in the newsgoup already know why). Traffic in
b.v. (excluding media-induced pandemonium) reaches across many general
groupings of viruses (plant, animal, phages) but not one single group has
shown what could be considered a groundswell of posts to warrant a
subclassification. 

Heck..take a look at the bionet.hiv newsgroup - it isn't breaking any
posting records....and this on a virus which has probably the most money
and resources spent on its study worldwide!!

Just my loonie's worth...which is about a cool 12¢ after taxes ;-)

Karl

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Karl Fischer
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