alb@alice.UUCP (06/16/83)
I received some mail today (in response to my recent posting of the newsgroup list) that said that there was a discussion some time ago that led to the concession of creaming net.mc and net.motorcycle and making net.cycle serve BOTH motorcycles and bicycles. It seems silly to have two separate groups for these two things, what with sporadic activity and all. Therefore, let me propose that net.cycle indeed serve both interests.
ken@turtleva.UUCP (06/23/83)
From alice!alb
I received some mail today (in response to my recent posting of
the newsgroup list) that said that there was a discussion some
time ago that led to the concession of creaming net.mc and
net.motorcycle and making net.cycle serve BOTH motorcycles and
bicycles. It seems silly to have two separate groups for these
two things, what with sporadic activity and all. Therefore,
let me propose that net.cycle indeed serve both interests.
It is silly to combine two subjects just because they share a common
substring! Why not combine discussion about automobiles and automation
in net.auto? The group net.sw could be used for discussing both
software and Star Wars. Net.sf-lovers can be used for those who left
their heart in San Francisco or for science fiction buffs.
I am a bicyclist and don't really care *anything* about what a
leather-clad Harley rider has to say. When I first started reading the
news, I saw an article about motorcycles in net.cycle, and immediately
unsubscribed. Combining these two groups will only stifle the
discussions of each, while the subject of separate groups will be
brought up later on a recurring basis.
Ken Turkowski
{decwrl,amd70}!turtlevax!kenrh@mit-eddi.UUCP (Randy Haskins) (06/24/83)
In response to the proposal to combine the newsgroups for bicycle and motorcycle: YECCCHHH! I don't really want to read about motorcycles. Maybe if in the future I consider getting one, I might change my mind, but right now, all I care about are the PPV's (people-powered-vehicles). What with all the colleges that are on the UNIX-net, I'm sure there is more than enough interest to support a bike-list, since we college students are notorious for realizing what the most positive (in a total, cosmic sense) form of transportation is. Car-dodger in Boston (no mean trick) Randy (rh@mit-eddie)
stevel@ima.UUCP (06/28/83)
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ima!stevel Jun 27 11:22:00 1983
I had the same experience as Ken. I am interested in bicycles but....
I DO NOT WANT TO READ ABOUT MORTORCYCLES!!!!!!!!!!
They do not share anything but the fact that they both use two
wheels. So lets get a seperate group for bicycles. There
certainly is enough positive response. This will probably be a
seasonal subject for a lot of the world as it gets cold up here
but there does seem to be alot of interest.
The seperation of topics into different newsgroups should be done
when the reading population is different. The seperation allows the
reader to select what he wants to read. This allows one to look at
more of what they are interested in. Not what happens to be lumped
togeather. This will promote participation in the net.
Steve Ludlum decvax!yale-co!ima!stevel, ucbvax!cbosgd!ima!stevel,
decwrl!amd70!ima!stevel, {uscvax|ucla-vax|vortex}!ism780!stevel