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Conference hydra::amiga_v1

Title:AMIGA NOTES
Notice:Join us in the *NEW* conference - HYDRA::AMIGA_V2
Moderator:HYDRA::MOORE
Created:Sat Apr 26 1986
Last Modified:Wed Feb 05 1992
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:5378
Total number of notes:38326

5293.0. "Building the *NEW* Amiga conference" by HYDRA::MOORE (Simply reinstall....EVERYTHING!) Thu Dec 19 1991 21:20

    Recent comments seem to support the creation of a new Amiga conference.
    This process had been started about a year ago, but unfortunately the
    effort never achieved "critical mass" as I became occupied with less
    important matters (i.e. work).  I'm *still* very busy, but let's try it
    again...

    Here's the deal.  As of this evening, I've opened HYDRA::AMIGA_V2 to the
    public.  I'm looking for volunteers to begin transferring "good stuff"
    from this (old) conference to the new one.  If you have time and desire
    to lend a hand, do this:
    	Notes> ADD ENTRY HYDRA::AMIGA_V2
    	Notes> OPEN AMIGA_V2

    Look over what's been done so far, decide how you want to contribute,
    then declare your intentions in a reply to topic 200.  Locate and
    extract items from 'old' AMIGA, edit, summarize, etc. as appropriate.
    This is your opportunity to organize AMIGA_V2 the way you think it
    should be!

    For a couple of weeks, I'd like to limit the new conference to
    activities directly involved with reorganizing.  Therefore, access is
    currently restricted to replies only.  Please continue using 'old' AMIGA
    for general discussions until we declare the new file officially open.

    	- Bruce -
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5293.1The Great Black Hole?WELCLU::EDWARDSFri Dec 20 1991 07:548
    Hi Bruce,
    
    		Do we assume that once those entries selected  have been
    transferred to AMIGA_V2 this conference will be deleted or will it
    still be available in some form?
    
    				Paul.
5293.2Good example to look atKALI::PLOUFFOwns that third brand computerFri Dec 20 1991 10:2516
    Repeating what I said in the recent "can't download" note...
    
    For an excellent example of a reorganized conference, look at
    ROUTES::MACINTOSH.  They took the best 100 notes or so and put them up
    front in the new conference.  The old version is archived somewhere in
    read-only mode.   May I suggest that the new conference be called
    AMIGA, and the one we're reading right now become AMIGA_V1.
    
    Another possibility in a reorganization would be to separate out all
    discussions of PD software to a separate notesfile, with a specific
    topic for discussion of each program title.  A good example is again in
    the Macintosh world, MACONLINE.
    
    My 2 cents, recycled.
    
    Wes
5293.3CLO::COBURNGrowing older, but not up...Fri Dec 20 1991 14:156
    Re: .2  
    
    Seems like a good idea - the I*M PC have split the shareware stuff into
    a seperate file as well.
    
    John
5293.4I'm with yaHYDRA::MOORESimply reinstall....EVERYTHING!Fri Dec 20 1991 18:0211
    re: .2
    "The old version is archived somewhere inread-only mode.   May I
    suggest that the new conference be called AMIGA, and the one we're
    reading right now become AMIGA_V1."
    
    Actually, this file already is AMIGA_V1, with an aliased directory
    entry as AMIGA.  My plan all along has been to do as you describe.
    
    I'm willing to host a separate file for PD software, if there's
    enough interest in that arrangement.  Comments, suggestions, etc.?
5293.5LEECHS::hiltonHow's it going royal ugly dudes?Thu Jan 02 1992 05:169
Good idea to have Amiga_PD or something!

Would need good moderating to stop people putting the wrong notes in
the wrong conference!

BRUCE - Can you change AMIGA_V2 title to read "NEW users read note 6"
or something?

Greg
5293.6Updating the Usenet->NOTES ConferencesNITMOI::WITHERSAnother Hallmark Moment. -Al BundyThu Jan 02 1992 12:4131
    Could I also recommend to the owner of FRSOLD::
    
    We currently subscribe to Usenet conferences there.  Since its
    inception, the Usenet amiga conferences have spilt into perhaps ten
    seperate entities.  Perhaps they can all get a notes conference or we
    can vote on what would be good ones to carry.
    
    This primarily for those without XRN or the desire to use XRN.  But
    currently we only carry:
    
    	AMIGA			was comp.sys.amiga		obselete
    	AMIGA_TECH		was comp.sys.amiga.tech		obselete
    	AMIGA_HARDWARE		was comp.sys.amiga.hardware	current
    
    Other groups include:
    
    	comp.sys.amiga.advocacy
    	comp.sys.amiga.applications
    	comp.sys.amiga.telecomm
    	comp.sys.amiga.audio
    	comp.sys.amiga.graphics
    	comp.sys.amiga.introduction
    	comp.sys.amiga.games
    	comp.sys.amiga.marketplace
    	comp.sys.amiga.programming
    	comp.sys.amiga.multimedia
    
    (I probably forgot one or two)
    
    George
5293.7...it's there...FRSOLD::ZIMMERMANNStop Sending SenfSun Jan 12 1992 13:2913
    Hi George,
    
    nice to see that the conferences on FRSOLD are not useless :-)
    Your request has been done .... a year ago. I forgot to post
    the change in the TURRIS::EASYNET_CONFERENCES-conference.
    
    For the complete history of the usenet-conferenes on the EASYnet
    read 2548.*. in 2548.29 is the description of the last reorg.
    
    Have fun,
    
    Ralf
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