snell@utzoo.uucp (snell) (12/15/87)
In article (zen.5280), max@eros.UUCP (Max Hauser) writes: >3. We are at a crossroads with this group. Since the birdwatching- >only fans have already argued that there is not enough birdwatching >traffic to sustain an entire group, let us please not have further >suggestions for changing the name alone. No bird-watching fan (of wild birds, that is) has suggested this, Max. The discussion has not been about how to increase volume in rec.birds, but whether rec.pets is a more appropriate place to post articles about birds which live in cages. > >There seem to be two camps. One is interested in birds at large >(including breeding and yes, maybe even pets; regardless of the >nontraditional nature of this it does seem to fill a need). >The other prefers wildlife at large. [... ] > >Taking a cue therefore from steve@utzoo, I would respectfully >change his map, in view of all this (the impact of the name >"rec.birds", the demonstrated demand, and the complaints that >birdwatching alone will not fill a group) to the following: > >articles on aviculture ---> rec.birds (just like the name says) >articles on birdwatching ---> rec.nature (new), optionally rec.birds too >articles on general ecology ---> rec.nature (new) > Oh no. Please no. I would rather read a few articles about caged pet parrots, mis-posted in rec.birds, than have to wade through all the tree- and bunny-hugging articles which would show up in rec.nature. Rec.nature is a great idea, as its own newsgroup. So is rec.aviculture (though I would imagine the pet parrot owners are far too serious about their activity to want it refered to as recreational). __ Name: Richard Snell Mail: Dept. Zoology, Univ. Toronto Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5S 1A1 UUCP: {allegra,decvax,ihnp4,linus,pyramid,yetti,utai}!utzoo!snell BITNET: utzoo!snell@utoronto.bitnet -- Name: Richard Snell Mail: Dept. Zoology, Univ. Toronto Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5S 1A1 UUCP: {allegra,decvax,ihnp4,linus,pyramid,yetti,utai}!utzoo!snell