freds@legs.UUCP (Fred Sieg) (09/20/90)
I hate starting this whole thing again but the confusion expressed by the original poster is symptomatic of an uncalled-for anamosity in rec.birds and rec.pets over what used to be a non-issue. I have been reading both groups for quite some time now. When we first got our cockatoo I asked both groups where I should ask questions and was POLITELY referred to rec.birds with INDOOR on the header. Subsequently I asked a few questions, got some replies and even got in contact with others owned by a cockatoo :-) Nice situation, huh? I thought so! Then a few people in rec.birds started on tirades about pet bird people. Then a few people in rec.pets started on cat vs. dog folks. Now, people owned by birds have become paranoid about posting to rec.birds. I have tried posting to rec.pets. What happens? Basically nothing. No responses, since there everyone is interested in other pets. I have tried posting to rec.birds. What happens? Either nothing or referrals to rec.pets or flames. What happened to all the NICE folks that were happy to discuss pet birds? Neither group has SO much traffic that it's a bother to get some articles not interesting to you. Personally, I find them ALL interesting. Over the years I have had a variety of pets (dogs, cats, guinea pigs, snakes, rats) and currently have birds. I feed and am interested in the wild birds as well. I can't be the only one! Please, no flames. If you didn't like what I had to get off my mind, treat it like a pet bird article - ignore it! Fred -- Fred Sieg | uucp: ...!uunet!legs!freds AST Research Inc. | Fax: (714) 727-9358 Tel: (714) 727-8465 If any opinions were expressed, they are my own and not those of my employer (who would NEVER express an opinion).
fleming@acsu.buffalo.edu (christine m fleming) (09/22/90)
*What happened to all the NICE folks that were happy to discuss pet birds? *Neither group has SO much traffic that it's a bother to get some articles *not interesting to you. Personally, I find them ALL interesting. Over the *years I have had a variety of pets (dogs, cats, guinea pigs, snakes, rats) *and currently have birds. I feed and am interested in the wild birds as *well. I can't be the only one! *Fred I have to agree with you Fred. I too am a person with many interests, and two overlapping ones are birds: i love to watch the ducks, Canadian geese and blue heron that live in the pond outside my window, and i love to play with my pet buggies. (And will with my soon-to-arrive baby cockateil.) I too would like a more focused group, but, I FIND THEM ALL INTERESTING: the bird"er" questions and the bird questions. Also... i never recieved ANY SORT of disclaimer when i subscribed to the group saying that it was only about outdoor birds -- i just landed in a raging debate, and stuck around to see the results. In the mean time i became interested in all the posts, so i am still here. I hope that this will be resolved SOON, so that those who are unhappy with the situation can once more smile. ...jones (fleming@sun.acsu.buffalo.edu) --