Subj : Is the [comp.human-factors] newsgroup dead?
To   : comp.human-factors,comp.programming
From : alfps
Date : Tue Sep 20 2005 12:05 am

Postings in [comp.human-factors] are now scarce, days or sometimes a whole
week between!, and seem to consist entirely of

  * Job offers.

  * Conference announcements.

  * First-year student questions, with no answers.

Are anyone in [comp.programming] using or reading the chf group and able to
comment on my impression?

I used to post in chf in a period some years ago (seven?), and as I recall at
that time there very lively debates, long threads, and just the "expected"
percentage of content free acronym-ridden postings by career academics.



This message cross-posted to [comp.programming] and [comp.human-factors].

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