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From: jf@my19.sm.luth.se (Johan Forsberg)
Subject: Re: Time for comp.robotics.research? (was Re: Splitting comp.robotics)
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yamauchi@ces.cwru.edu (Brian Yamauchi) writes:

>If the goal is to create a forum for discussing advanced topics in
>robotics for researchers in academia/industry/government, perhaps we
>could follow the model of sci.physics.research and sci.astro.research.

>We could leave comp.robotics as it is now, for unmoderated general
>discussions related to all aspects of robotics, while creating a new
>moderated group, comp.robotics.research, for research-related topics.


I agree with the above split, even though I don't think that the
new group (c.r.research) has to be moderated.

Leaving comp.robotics as it is and adding a new group for research will
have a minimal impact on those who think that the current 
comp.robotics is the best possible. At the same time it will
create a forum for those of us doing academic research in robotics.

Such a split will also be more clear than practice/theory. If it
is research, then put it in .research, otherwise put
it in the main group.


I would favour the creation of a new group:

comp.robotics.research  (unmoderated)



/Johan Forsberg
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Johan Forsberg                         EMail: jf@sm.luth.se
Dept. of Robotics & Automation         Phone: +46 (920) 72237
Lulea University of Technology         Fax:   +46 (920) 72082
S-971 87 LULEA, SWEDEN
