> I just sent out a call for discussion on bionet.maize.
>Perhaps we should begin by determining whether bionet.maize
>discussions should just start out on the existing bionet.plants or, if
>the discussion demonstrates a lot of interest, perhaps have
>bionet.maize be a subset, i.e., bionet.plants.maize, since we did
>mention previously that significant subsets of plant biology would be
>spun off into hierarchies.
>> I will be away until 1 Sept. so I'll let you guys duke it out
>on this one here and will read the outcome when I get back.
>> Sincerely,
>> Dave Kristofferson
> GenBank Manager
>>kristoff at genbank.bio.net>
This is something that I've started thinking about and started
discussing with Ed Coe et al. I personally feel that for the time
being, placing maize postings in bionet.plants would be best.
When maize researchers begin to use that newsgroup extensively for
maize-specific information, then we can discuss a seperate
newsgroup (either bionet.maize or bionet.plants.maize). With the development
of the maize database and the computerization I plan for the stock center, I'm
sure that a maize newsgroup will be desirable in 6-12 months. However, in my
opinion, maize-specific traffic does not warrent a seperate newsgroup at
present.
Marty Sachs
Director, Maize Genetics Cooperation - Stock Center
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