jepullia@copper.ucs.indiana.edu (John Pulliam) (10/03/90)
From: John Pulliam <jepullia@copper.ucs.indiana.edu> For those who are interested and have access to it, there is a new newsgroup, named alt.desert-shield, which picks up in the political realm where this newsgroup lets off. a.d-s doesn't threaten this group in any way, as the discussions (at least so far) are not nearly as technical/scientific. At the same time, the new group will allow more in-depth discussion of the political and cultural aspects of the conflict than does the charter of sci.military. One warning: the new group is not actively moderated, so don't cringe when you tune in and find relative chaos (thank you, Bill, for keeping us in focus; I finally understand the true value of a moderator). I have proposed that a.d-s be moderated, but don't know if that will fly. [mod.note: alt.desert-shield has not yet arrived at my site. Until it does, I will be unable to crosspost articles to that group. Please bear this in mind as you formulate followups; you may find it best to write two separate articles, one for a.d-s, one for sci.military. - Bill ] Personal notes: hello Mary, Brian and Woody! No, I didn't go to SWA; I'm back on the net for (I hope) a few more months. Thanks for the letter, Woody!