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   From: a@a.uk   
      
   "Your Name"  wrote on 1st January:   
   > SFTV_troy  wrote:   
   >>   
   >> Most of those groups are for defunct shows like alt.tv.sliders or   
   >> rec.arts.sf.tv.quantum-leap.  They don't get many postings because   
   >> there's nothing new to talk about, and even on websites dedicated to   
   >> these shows, the forums see little activity.   
   >>   
   >> It would probably be a good idea to remove old groups for defunct TV   
   >> shows.  Or defunct systems like rec.games.atari2600   
   >   
   > Empty newsgroups take up negligible space on the server, so removing them   
   > achieves very little except to trim down the list.   
   >   
   > If you did remove the unused and plain idiotic newsgroups, then the 30,000   
   > newsgroups (listed on my newsserver) would probably come down to about   
   > 5,000.   
      
   Which would be no bad thing in one way - it'd make it much easier for new   
   (and perhaps promising) users to find a decent group.   
      
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