Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv.soaps
Subject: Re: notice to all.... sub-groups
From: satilley@miavx1.acs.muohio.edu
Date: 27 Sep 92 15:44:33 -0500
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Organization: Miami University Academic Computer Service"

In article <-65nmrq.amyk@netcom.com>, amyk@netcom.com (Amy Kurtzman) writes:
> In article <1992Sep18.005520.25583@sbcs.sunysb.edu> cgordon@csws16.ic.sunysb.edu () writes:
> 
>>Re:  our posting style.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>I LOVE SOAPS!   I LOVE DISCUSSING THEM ON THIS NET!   HOWEVER....
>>I've just spent the last 1-1/2 hours searching through the group to find
>>news on my 2 favorites.  Unfortunately, the majority of the time was spent
>>killing articles pertaining to other soaps (my kill file is eating up most
>>of my disk space).  So....I make a very heartfelt REQUEST....
>> since a kill file will search the subject line, let's reserve that strictly
>> for the shows' abbreviations--WITHOUT COMMENTS....
>>   yes:  SB      no:  SB: Katrina's departure
>>   yes:  SB      no:  SB/Wednesday update
>> and, the sub-headings could be placed on the first line of the article....
>>   <official heading info>
>>   Subject:  SB
>>   <more official heading info>
>>
>>   Katrina's departure
>>
>>   <text of article>
>>
>>This way, we will only have to kill a handful of subject handings (one for
>>each soap we don't watch) during one session versus having to kill 100s of
>>articles during each session!
>>
>>Please, speak your mind on the subject....
>>And, we will need someone far more knowledgeable than I to come up with an
>>exhaustive list of soaps and their abbreviations (it seems that everytime I 
>>come back after a long absence there's a new show).  We should also come up
>>with one abbreviation for all readers....e.g. ALL
>>
>>Peace, ya'll!
> 
> NO NO NO NO NO NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
> 
> Basically, I think you need a more sophisticated kill file. It sounds
> like you are killing each individual article and including each new
> subject heading with the kill. The r.a.t.s. FAQ on kill files shows
> how to make one that only requires one line per soap that you don't
> want to read about. The kill file doesn't need to take up half of your
> disk space! I am not an expert on kill files, so I can't quote the
> exact format here (and I'm not a Unix expert, so I don't know how to
> look at my kill file right now without losing this article). But I do
> think I have described your kill file problem and proposed the right
> solution.
> 
> The idea of including only the referenced soap (e.g., SB) is bad
> because then I would have to spend more than and hour and a half
> looking at each article to decide it if I want to read it. With topics
> in the subject line, I can scan them all at once using = and only pick
> the ones of interest.
> 
> The abbreviations have been standardized and usually only newcomers
> use the wrong ones until the error of their ways is pointed out.
> 
> -- 
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> Amy Kurtzman                   |  "By August I'll be just a puddle."
> amyk@netcom.COM                |     
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What about separating this group into the major networks: NBC, ABC, CBS.
That way, if someone watches only <one> networks, they only have to have that
one in their reading list.   And, then a kill file would only be the one or two
that you don't watch.

For example, this would be rec.arts.tv.soaps.nbc ,etc. You get my point./

Unfortunately, this would have been nice, unitl I started watching all 3 NBC
soaps and GL!!!!! But, it would still be easier than weeding through all three
networks and the prime time  stuff.


IMHO,
Anne. 
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Anne Kaelber satilley@miavx1.acs.muohio.edu
Miami University
Oxford, Ohio
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