chuq@Apple.COM (Chuq Von Rospach) (02/08/90)
sbishop@desire.wright.edu writes: >I also would like to see a rec.birds.aviculture. Okay, this discussion is back. Since it seems to be returning with greater frequency, perhaps it's time to Do Something about it. Should it be rec.pets.birds, or should it be rec.birds.aviculture? Personally, since INDOOR discussions are mostly about keeping pet birds, I would recommend rec.pets.birds since it fits into the name space better. But wanting to avoid a screamfest, let's talk about it a bit. Any suggestions for sci.aviary will be summarily ignored. Please note: followups are being sent to news.groups where this discussion belongs. -- Chuq Von Rospach <+> chuq@apple.com <+> [This is myself speaking] Rumour has it that Larry Wall, author of RN, is a finalist in the race for the Nobel Peace Prize for his invention of the kill file.
freds@legs.UUCP (Fred Sieg) (02/09/90)
in article <38425@apple.Apple.COM>, chuq@Apple.COM (Chuq Von Rospach) says: > > Should it be rec.pets.birds, or should it be rec.birds.aviculture? > rec.pets.birds would get a vote from me. Fred -- Fred Sieg - M/S 2-88 uucp: ...!uunet!ccicpg!legs!freds AST Research Inc. Fax: (714) 727-9358 P. O. Box 19658 Tel: (714) 727-8465 Irvine, California 92713-9658
bjb@ncrorl.Orlando.NCR.COM (Barbara Bowen) (02/12/90)
In article <38425@apple.Apple.COM> chuq@Apple.COM (Chuq Von Rospach) writes: >Should it be rec.pets.birds, or should it be rec.birds.aviculture? Aviculture and keeping pet birds are distinctly different. I see no problems with posing pet issues to rec.pets. I would definitely support a rec.birds.aviculture group should the charter consider breeding of exotic avian species, including lighting techniques, nest box sizes, cage size requirements (for breeding) of the different types of birds. If you want rec.pet.birds - fine. I ALSO want rec.birds.aviculture. >Any suggestions for sci.aviary will be summarily ignored. How magnanimous of you. More than one veterinary school considers avian management to be a science. >Chuq Von Rospach <+> chuq@apple.com <+> [This is myself speaking] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- EMAIL: barbara.bowen@Orlando.NCR.COM (...ncrlnk!ncrorl!bjb) ------------------------------------------------------------------------
stewartw@cognos.UUCP (Stewart Winter) (02/18/90)
In article <38425@apple.Apple.COM> chuq@Apple.COM (Chuq Von Rospach) writes: >Should it be rec.pets.birds, or should it be rec.birds.aviculture? I see four kind of users of rec.birds. One are the bird watching people. They are the ones that seem most uncomfortable with the current state of the group (I seldom see complaints from pet owners about the bird watchers articles). To accomodate them, some of us place the "INDOOR" keyword at the to of our articles ... but they seldom, if ever, use the OUTDOOR keyword. I think they would have more right to squack if they followed their own suggestions. The other three types of readers are (1) Pet owners, (2) collectors, and (3) breeders. I think that rec.birds really is the right place for all these discussion (yes, even those about "biting conures"). We should try to use the INDOOR keyword (why not), but their really isn't enough traffic to split the bird traffic into rec.pets.birds and rec.birds.aviculture. Both would serve a similar purpose, but not exactly the same. Finally, I think thereir are overlaps between the indoor and outdoor bird stuff. Good aviculturalists take a keen interest in the natural habitat of the exotic birds they breed. The recent discussion of field guides for South American birds was really interesting to me. I vote for the status quo. Stewart -- Stewart Winter Cognos Incorporated S-mail: P.O. Box 9707 VOICE: (613) 738-1338 x3830 FAX: (613) 738-0002 3755 Riverside Drive UUCP: uunet!cognos!stewartw Ottawa, Ontario "The bird for the day is .... alexandrine parakeet." CANADA K1G 3Z4