jfh@rpp386.cactus.org (John F. Haugh II) (10/09/89)
In article <17105@rpp386.cactus.org> jfh@rpp386.cactus.org (John F. Haugh II) writes: >Clearly -anything- but a sci.* newsgroup. Fish keeping is not a trivial hobby, like dog keeping. To own a dog you buy cans of stuff that smells like shit and scoop it out with a big spoon into a big bowl and then call FIDO. This is how one owns a dog. You practically need a BS in organic chemistry just to own any fish more complex than guppies or neon tetras. rec.* may be a wonderful place to read about drowning a few snails, but for anyone keeping sea cucumbers, pears, apples, oranges [ and the rest of the marine fruit bowl ;-) ], I think sci is the place to. Too much nitrogen in the water. Quick. Are you going to ask a bunch of Dr. Who fans over in rec, or would you rather go grab yourself an organic chemist? Tell me how many other rec groups have the potential to kill an entire tank full of expensive marine ickys with one stupid posting. THAT is the reason the group should be sci.aquaria. You aren't going to kill FIDO with the wrong brand of flea collar, but you damn well can kill off an entire fruit bowl full of slimey things if you grab the wrong bottle of food color. Is the green stuff for ick or is it the blue stuff? >> Eat fish and die! I had fish just this weekend. I'm still quite alive. -- John F. Haugh II +-Things you didn't want to know:------ VoiceNet: (512) 832-8832 Data: -8835 | The real meaning of MACH is ... InterNet: jfh@rpp386.cactus.org | ... Messages Are Crufty Hacks. UUCPNet: {texbell|bigtex}!rpp386!jfh +--------------------------------------
rang@cs.wisc.edu (Anton Rang) (10/09/89)
In article <17110@rpp386.cactus.org> jfh@rpp386.cactus.org (John F. Haugh II) writes: >Tell me how many other rec groups have the potential to kill an >entire tank full of expensive marine ickys with one stupid posting. >THAT is the reason the group should be sci.aquaria. The name isn't going to make any difference once somebody finds the group. This might be an argument for moderation, but I don't see that it's a good argument for the name.... +----------------------------------+------------------+ | Anton Rang (grad student) | rang@cs.wisc.edu | | University of Wisconsin--Madison | | +----------------------------------+------------------+
peter@ficc.uu.net (Peter da Silva) (10/09/89)
In article <17110@rpp386.cactus.org> jfh@rpp386.cactus.org (John F. Haugh II) writes: >Too much nitrogen in the water. Quick. Are you going to ask a bunch >of Dr. Who fans over in rec, or would you rather go grab yourself an >organic chemist? "REC" is not a place. It is a category, a keyword. It means "these messages are about my hobbies". Do you realise you can kill yourself and your family by following bad advice in rec.autos? Obviously that should be "moved to" sci. That will keep people from posting inappropriate messages. Look how well it worked for sci.skeptic. -- Peter da Silva, *NIX support guy @ Ferranti International Controls Corporation. Biz: peter@ficc.uu.net, +1 713 274 5180. Fun: peter@sugar.hackercorp.com. `-_-' 'U` Quote: Structured Programming is a discipline -- not a straitjacket.
gsh7w@astsun9.astro.Virginia.EDU (Greg S. Hennessy) (10/09/89)
In article <17110@rpp386.cactus.org> jfh@rpp386.cactus.org (John F. Haugh II) writes:
# You aren't
#going to kill FIDO with the wrong brand of flea collar,
You can kill a dog with the wrong kind of flea collar, so perhaps this
is a reason for sci.canines?
-Greg Hennessy, University of Virginia
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UUCP: ...!uunet!virginia!gsh7wtom@mims-iris.waterloo.edu (Tom Haapanen) (10/10/89)
jfh@rpp386.cactus.org (John F. Haugh II) writes: > Tell me how many other rec groups have the potential to kill an > entire tank full of expensive marine ickys with one stupid posting. > THAT is the reason the group should be sci.aquaria. One stupid posting about emergency braking procedures in rec.autos has the potential to kill an entire car full of (expensive?) _people_. That's no justification for a sci group. \tom haapanen "now, you didn't really expect tom@mims-iris.waterloo.edu my views to have anything to do watmims research group with my employer's, did you?" university of waterloo "I don't even know what street Canada is on" -- Al Capone
" Maynard) (10/10/89)
In article <6472@ficc.uu.net> peter@ficc.uu.net (Peter da Silva) writes: >In article <17110@rpp386.cactus.org> jfh@rpp386.cactus.org (John F. Haugh II) writes: >>Too much nitrogen in the water. Quick. Are you going to ask a bunch >>of Dr. Who fans over in rec, or would you rather go grab yourself an >>organic chemist? >Do you realise you can kill yourself and your family by following bad >advice in rec.autos? It's even easier to kill yourself by following bad advice in rec.aviation; fortunately, the advice there is much better than that in rec.autos, or even rec.autos.tech. -- Jay Maynard, EMT-P, K5ZC, PP-ASEL | Never ascribe to malice that which can jay@splut.conmicro.com (eieio)| adequately be explained by stupidity. {attctc,bellcore}!texbell!splut!jay +---------------------------------------- "Then I went to drive her home...but LBJ's too narrow after nine Coronas..."
alan@servax0.essex.ac.uk (Stanier A) (10/10/89)
In article <17110@rpp386.cactus.org> jfh@rpp386.cactus.org (John F. Haugh II) writes:
?Tell me how many other rec groups have the potential to kill an
?entire tank full of expensive marine ickys with one stupid posting.
?THAT is the reason the group should be sci.aquaria.
You mean, if I were to post "Fish do very well in concentrated hydrochloric
acid" in rec.aquaria, then the expensive fish you have imprisoned would die,
but if I were to post it in sci.aquaria then they would survive?
Naming is more important than I realised.
--
Alan M Stanier * University of Essex, Colchester CO4 3SQ, England
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fax +44 206-860585 | There is always time for Sloth, Gluttony, and Lustray@philmtl.philips.ca (Ray Dunn) (10/11/89)
In article <17110@rpp386.cactus.org> jfh@rpp386.cactus.org (John F. Haugh II) writes: >Tell me how many other rec groups have the potential to kill an >entire tank full of expensive marine ickys with one stupid posting. >THAT is the reason the group should be sci.aquaria. Ahh, I see it all now, you would at least have the solace that it was a sci group posting that killed off your bowl of minnows, and not some stupid rec group nonsense. Makes sense, makes sense. I wonder what my fellow hobby model fliers will have to console them when they crash their $900 helicopters through the windshields of their expensive transportation 'cos of some fool advice in rec.models.rc. Start clamouring for sci.aeronautics.rc I suppose. Bound to make the advice better! Makes sense, makes sense. -- Ray Dunn. | UUCP: ray@philmt.philips.ca Philips Electronics Ltd. | ..!{uunet|philapd|philabs}!philmtl!ray 600 Dr Frederik Philips Blvd | TEL : (514) 744-8200 Ext : 2347 (Phonemail) St Laurent. Quebec. H4M 2S9 | FAX : (514) 744-6455 TLX : 05-824090
frank@rsoft.bc.ca (Frank I. Reiter) (10/11/89)
In article <17110@rpp386.cactus.org> jfh@rpp386.cactus.org (John F. Haugh II) writes: >Too much nitrogen in the water. Quick. Are you going to ask a bunch >of Dr. Who fans over in rec, or would you rather go grab yourself an >organic chemist? I doubt I'd ask either. Rather I would post a query in X.aquaria which is where I'd likely find my fellow aquarium keepers hanging out. > >Tell me how many other rec groups have the potential to kill an >entire tank full of expensive marine ickys with one stupid posting. >THAT is the reason the group should be sci.aquaria. You aren't >going to kill FIDO with the wrong brand of flea collar, but you damn >well can kill off an entire fruit bowl full of slimey things if you >grab the wrong bottle of food color. I could counter this with a rec.skydiving scenario but I think that this is really a non-issue. Usenet is not a physical structure where locating the X.aquaria group too far away from the sci.* buildings makes it too inconvenient for the sci folks to drop in. Putting X.aquaria next to rec.gambling.and.drinking.and.carousing isn't going to scare away the respectable folks. Group names are chosen to be easily found by human readers. I, and it seems many others, would look first in rec when trying to find a group dealing with aquaria. -- _____________________________________________________________________________ Frank I. Reiter UUCP: {uunet,ubc-cs}!van-bc!rsoft!frank Reiter Software Inc. frank@rsoft.bc.ca, a2@mindlink.UUCP Langley, British Columbia BBS: Mind Link @ (604)533-2312, login as Guest