scott@opus.UUCP (Scott Wiesner) (10/11/84)
Does anyone have interest in either a new newsgroup, or possibly
just a mailing list (if there is little response) for the discussion
of radio controlled planes? (and boats, cars, etc) Kit reviews,
flying experiences, and club activities would be possible topics
of conversation.
I would never expect this to be as popular as net.micro or net.singles,
but if we have enough rc people on the net, it would be worth a try.
Sugggested name is: net.rec.rc
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Scott Wiesner
{allegra, ucbvax, cornell}!nbires!scottlabelle@hplabsc.UUCP (WB6YZZ La Belle) (10/15/84)
I vote YES for an RC newsgroup. (Thank God I'm an atheist) GEORGE hplabsc!labelle
mikem@tekcae.UUCP (Michael E. Meyer) (10/20/84)
I too, support a newsgroup for RC [anything]... ________________________________________ Michael E. Meyer USENET: ...!tektronix!tekcae!mikem ARPA: tekcae!mikem.tek@CSNET-RELAY USnail: TEKTRONIX, Inc P.O. Box 500, MS 50/560 Beaverton, OR 97077 USA (503) 627-2628
henry@utzoo.UUCP (Henry Spencer) (10/29/84)
> ...An RC newsgroup is a good idea...
Only if it proves necessary. Look, folks, we've seen innumerable cases
of "flash in the pan" newsgroups: lots of enthusiasm for their creation,
lots of traffic at the start, rapid asymptotic decay to zero. While not
wishing to insult the RC enthusiasts, there is no justification for an RC
newsgroup until they can demonstrate sustained traffic on the subject.
We've seen a lot of "oh, wow, an RC newsgroup, how wonderful" articles...
but very little actual discussion of RC. Never mind how many people think
it's a great idea; how many of them will *participate*?
If you want to discuss RC, start discussing it. Where? Here, since it's
about the closest match of topic. The time will be ripe for a separate
RC newsgroup when (and *if*!) there's enough RC-related traffic, continuing
over a substantial period of time, that the rest of us start grumbling.
If there's never enough to make us unhappy, then there really isn't enough
to justify a separate newsgroup.
In other words, if you've got something to say, start saying it!
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Henry Spencer @ U of Toronto Zoology
{allegra,ihnp4,linus,decvax}!utzoo!henryhenry@utzoo.UUCP (Henry Spencer) (10/30/84)
Wups, I hadn't noticed that my posting saying "if there's anything to
say about RC, start saying it" was going to four different newsgroups.
When I said "here is the right place", I meant net.ham-radio.
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Henry Spencer @ U of Toronto Zoology
{allegra,ihnp4,linus,decvax}!utzoo!henrykevin@voder.UUCP (Greasy Scum) (11/02/84)
(watch me buzz the kid on the 10-speed)
An RC newsgroup is a good idea, but I don't think it should be limited
to aircraft. Some of us haven't quite worked up the nerve for planes, yet.
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Kevin Thompson {ucbvax,ihnp4!nsc}!voder!kevin
"It's sort of a threat, you see. I've never been very good at them
myself but I'm told they can be very effective."