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Grex > Coop6 > #110: Name the Grex Newsletter |  |
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rcurl
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Name the Grex Newsletter
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Feb 16 16:57 UTC 1995 |
A Grex newsletter exists! Well, it does in theory: all it needs are
an editor (or editors), and a plan, and a name. Editing and planning
are being discussed in Item 66: this Item is for finding a name for
the newsletter.
What should the Grex newsletter be called? (When we run out of new
ideas - a vote could be held to select the name.)
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sidhe
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response 1 of 152:
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Feb 17 13:36 UTC 1995 |
The Grexxian.
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orwell
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response 2 of 152:
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Feb 17 19:06 UTC 1995 |
A grex newsletter? What would it cover? What would be the purpose?
If members on grex are on their computers already, why not type the
items in the newslaetter on grex? I font seem to understand.
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carson
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response 3 of 152:
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Feb 17 20:06 UTC 1995 |
(orwell, at the "Ok:" prompt, type "read 66" without the quotes for a
discussion of the newsletter and its contents.)
I like the sound of "Grexstra", even if I'm not sure how to spell it.
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gregc
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response 4 of 152:
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Feb 17 20:07 UTC 1995 |
I agree. I think this entire concept is just massively redundant.
The one posting I saw, wherein someone tried to put together a "Grexnews"
article, was just one big reposting, of what a number of people said in
a number of items. It was pointless. It wasted disk space, and I found it
anoying to wade through things I'd already read.
My feeling is that the person who created that post just doesn't fully
understand how a conferencing system is supposed to work. If he did, he'd
realize this whole idea is pointless.
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steve
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response 5 of 152:
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Feb 18 00:32 UTC 1995 |
Well, to be fair, a newsletter can reach people that won't see
the conferences. If it was sent via email to people, there is a
portion of our user base that would definately benefit.
The one thing I'd like to see, but will probably lose out on,
is that it not be printed onto trees. If it could always stay in
cyberspace it would be a good thing.
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ajax
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response 6 of 152:
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Feb 18 04:01 UTC 1995 |
I share that hope, though I think the folks who want to do the newsletter
are envisioning a paper version. Another alternative to conferences or
e-mail would be a bulletin type program that's called when folks log in;
it could ask "do you want to read the current newsletter (yes,no,later),"
and after a person answered yes or no, don't ask them on subsequent logins
until the newsletter is updated. This has the advantage of not taking up
as much disk space as e-mailing it to all users would, yet still being
available outside the conferences.
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rcurl
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response 7 of 152:
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Feb 18 08:43 UTC 1995 |
This is the Name the Grex Newsletter item - not the discuss the Grex
Newsletter item. The latter is Item 66, though that is now the Plan
the Grex Newsletter item. I would suggest that anyone so wishing
start a Throw Cold Water on the Grex Newsletter item. ;->
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carson
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response 8 of 152:
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Feb 18 08:50 UTC 1995 |
echo *#3* and *#7*.
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carson
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response 9 of 152:
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Feb 18 10:22 UTC 1995 |
then again, that inspires me...
we could call it "Drift". ;)
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nestene
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response 10 of 152:
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Feb 18 12:32 UTC 1995 |
and print it on driftwood
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andyv
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response 11 of 152:
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Feb 18 14:09 UTC 1995 |
Well gregc, you are right that I don't understand everyone else's
perception of Grex or grexnews. Of course yours must be the right one.
If the concensus is that grexnews is just taking up space, then chop
it. I didn't intend grexnews for the folks who are active in all
the conferences (do those folks exist?). If I need to read all the cfs
to stay informed about what is happening on Grex, then I will remain
uninformed. Again, there are several things I don't understand about
many of the users.
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rcurl
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response 12 of 152:
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Feb 18 22:32 UTC 1995 |
So far, The Grexxion, Grexstra, and Drift, have been suggested. I'll toss in
Grexedition.
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ajax
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response 13 of 152:
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Feb 19 04:41 UTC 1995 |
I like Drift best so far...I think the subtlety of not putting Grex in the
title appeals to me. (Of course, it could use a subtitle! :)
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rcurl
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response 14 of 152:
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Feb 19 07:42 UTC 1995 |
Good point. Everything else is getting prefixed with Grex (grexfixed?).
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popcorn
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response 15 of 152:
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Feb 19 13:07 UTC 1995 |
I third the nomination of Drift.
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sidhe
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response 16 of 152:
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Feb 21 05:55 UTC 1995 |
Drift is fourthed in this corner of c-space!
Oh, and, yes, let's NAME the damn thing, not beat it up! I've seen enough of
that bull with sympathy.
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carson
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response 17 of 152:
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Feb 21 06:11 UTC 1995 |
Rane, you started the item, so I assume you're in charge. Are you
ready for a vote, or do you want more time?
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lilmo
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response 18 of 152:
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Feb 22 06:41 UTC 1995 |
"Drift: The Grex Newsletter"
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sidhe
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response 19 of 152:
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Feb 22 13:56 UTC 1995 |
Hm. A bit too literal. Also, I thought the charm was in keeping "grex"
out of the title..
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ajax
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response 20 of 152:
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Feb 22 16:47 UTC 1995 |
I could see making "Drift" huge, and "The Grex Newsletter" tiny. I thought
of a non-obvious title: "152.160.30.1"...but I still like Drift better :).
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sidhe
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response 21 of 152:
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Feb 22 22:10 UTC 1995 |
How about Drift, and underneath it, tiny, 152.160.30.1?
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danr
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response 22 of 152:
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Feb 23 13:16 UTC 1995 |
I like the name Drift!
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carson
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response 23 of 152:
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Feb 23 14:11 UTC 1995 |
(I think I'm going to have to stop "joking"; I'm being taken too
seriously...)
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sidhe
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response 24 of 152:
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Feb 23 15:04 UTC 1995 |
Oh, I like drift, too.. but as an underborder, possibly repeated,
in miniscule lettering, 152.160.30.1---152.160.30.1---152.16etcetcetc..
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