From: jef@well.UUCP (Jef Poskanzer)
Newsgroups: alt.config
Subject: alt.hackers?
Message-ID: <15071@well.UUCP>
Date: 17 Dec 89 23:44:07 GMT
Reply-To: Jef Poskanzer <jef@well.sf.ca.us>
Organization: Paratheo-Anametamystikhood Of Eris Esoteric, Ada Lovelace Cabal
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Posted: Mon Dec 18 00:44:07 1989


I'm interested in what kinds of things people like to hack on, so I was
thinking of sending out a newgroup for alt.hackers.  It would be for
reporting what you have hacked on lately.  No hack too big or small.
Discussion and requests for assistance would not be allowed unless you
also contribute a report of something you did.  This one rule would be
enforced by a monthly automated message that I would send out,
reminding everyone of the rule and encouraging people to ignore anyone
who violates it.

To cut down on mindless violations of the rule, the group would be
self-moderated - marked as moderated, but with no moderator's address.
Anyone who can figure out how to approve a message is welcome to post.
And anyone who can read the monthly message will know this, although
I'm not going to post the (trivial) instructions for actually doing
it.

Does anyone have any serious problems with this?
---
Jef

  Jef Poskanzer  jef@well.sf.ca.us  {ucbvax, apple, hplabs}!well!jef
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