silberma@agrigene.UUCP (02/13/86)
Several weeks ago I posted an inquiry to net.general requesting interest in forming a net.antiques newsgroup. To date I received 12 enthusiastic responses, one definite negative (he thought this belonged in net.misc), and one flame admonishing me for posting the request in net.general. While the later was by far the longest response, (a few hundred hot words), I could not gather if he was for it or against it. So the score is 12 to 1 for the establishment of this newsgroup as of Feb. 13th. I would like to explain what I had in mind for this new group, although I realize that groups tend to evolve into what the user's make of them, and they don't always continue along their intended paths. Net.antiques would serve as a forum for discussion on all aspects of antiques: who specializes in different types of antiques and where to find them current auctions and current prices the relative value of antiques with respect to contemporary material avoiding rip offs the aesthetics of collecting an on-line directory of who is interested in what style requests for information and advice et cetera I am uncertain as to how to actually form this group or to whom to go to for permission. If anyone has an answer or cares to express his/her opinion, please post to me or in net.misc or net.news. group Thanks David H. Silberman Agrigenetics 3375 Mitchell Lane Boulder, CO 80301-2244 303/443-5900