I agree.  I stopped reading newsgroups a long time ago and I don't know
of _anybody_ who is reading them.  If you turn this list into a newsgroup
then you'll lose a large part of the readers (and contributors).
As long as the subject line is descriptive less interesting articles
can be scanned out very quickly.

Karl


At 04:08 PM 2/23/99 -0700, Robert Okojie wrote:
>Folks,
>
>I am not really a big fan of newsgroups.  It surreptitiously steals time,
which
>I am not certain we have much of.
>
>Perry is right:  Grab what you need and run.  Authors should therefore be
adept
>at constructing issue loaded topics in order to catch readers attention.
>
>Regards.
>
>Robert
>
>
>
>On Feb 22, 11:07, Perry Skeath wrote:
>> Subject: Re: Newsgroup?
>> Date: Fri, 19 Feb 1999 13:25:43 -0500
>> To: [email protected]
>> From: Perry Skeath 
>> Subject: Re: Newsgroup?
>> Cc:
>> Bcc:
>> X-Attachments:
>>
>> Hi, Michael -
>>
>> Isn't there already a MEMS newsgroup?  I used to use it, but stopped a
>> couple of years ago.  It's a bother to have to do two separate activities
>> (email plus newsgroup).  Everybody logs on to get email anyway, so I
>> suspect this is why this email list gets so much activity.
>>
>> Perhaps there are some who use the newsgroup and who could report how the
>> level of activity in the newsgroup compares with the level of activity in
>> this email list.
>>
>> This email list works for me.  I don't feel obligated to read all the mail.
>> My solution to the volume of email from this email list is look at the
>> subjects, click all that are not of interest, and just hit the delete key
>> once.
>>
>> >Dear All:
>> >
>> >I find this group very informative.  I think that the volume of email on
>this
>> >group
>> >is high enough that it would be useful to make this a newsgroup
instead.  I
>> >understand
>> >that you can access prior listings from this group at the web site:
>> >http://mems.isi.edu/archives/Discussion_Group/index.html
>> >but the number of mailings and responses is large enough that a newsgroup
>> >format
>> >
>> >would be much more useful for me.  Anyone else share this opinion?
>> >
>> >Michael Gaitan
>> >
>> >--
>> >
>> >Michael Gaitan, PhD
>> >MicroElectroMechanical Systems
>> >Semiconductor Electronics Division
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>>
>> Perry Skeath
>> SprayChip Systems Corp.
>> 9841 Greenbelt Road, Suite 101
>> Seabrook MD 20706-6270
>> (301) 552-5570 voice
>> (301) 552-5573 fax
>>
>>
>>
>>-- End of excerpt from Perry Skeath
>
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>
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