Re: [cobalt-users] mjones@xxxxxxxxxxxx

[Dom Latter <d.latter@xxxxxxx>]

Lyle Scheer wrote:
> 
> From my understanding of how usenet news works, it doesn't take a company to
> create a newsgroup... just enough interest.  Any one of you can create a
> cobalt newsgroup.  If that's what you want, by all means go ahead and create
> one.

You are correct.  Within comp.* there is a well-defined procedure, and it
does indeed rely on a sufficient number of people publicly voting in favour.
Within alt.* you just have to know what you're doing.