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From: chuq@Apple.COM (Chuq Von Rospach)
Newsgroups: rec.birds
Subject: Re: Bird watching & rec.birds
Keywords: birding, bird-watching
Message-ID: <33596@apple.Apple.COM>
Date: 31 Jul 89 19:44:28 GMT
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>I realize that it is against net etiquette to complain about inappropriate
>postings.  So, on the assumption that some people start reading and posting
>to groups without reading their original charters, I'll just point out that
>rec.birds was established for discussion of bird-watching and related 
>issues.  It seems to me that rec.pets is the place to discuss captive birds.

And we've had this flamewar about every five months since the group was
created, too. I, personally, would like to avoid it this time -- and talk
about birds instead of talking about whether we should talk about birds.

>That said (and I'm sure the budgie people will object, and some will say their
>caged birds are not "pets"), where have the birders, bird-watchers, amateur
>ornithologists, feeder watchers, etc., been lately?  Out birding perhaps.

If so, they should talk about it. There's enough bandwidth in here for
everybody, you know...


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