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From: kevin@ttidca.TTI.COM (Kevin Carothers)
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Subject: Re: ****   Call for Discussion  --  Creation of Sci.Aquaria   ****
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Date: 10 Oct 89 17:54:49 GMT
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In article <31734@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU> elm@chilli.Berkeley.EDU (ethan miller) writes:
>
>Guess again.  I don't like to lose fish.  I take good care of them,
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>a hobby.  It's like gardening.  There are those who plant some
>seeds, fertilize them, and hope.  There are also people who read
>huge volumes on the subject and use every scientific method available.
>It's still a hobby (and it's still in rec.gardens).  The group
>should either be rec.aquaria or rec.pets.aquaria.  Sci is the wrong
>hierarchy for it.
>

 Very true Ethan.
 Following your point about gardening for a monment, I think those
 who grow carrots in their backyard would do well by just about any kind
 of general gardening information, as alt.aqu was for over a year or so.
 Those  homever, who want to grow Sambutium Orchids would soon be out 
 of luck with just the most general of informational sources.

 People can make as much or as little out of an aquarium as they like.
 from the simplest to the most complex, it is a completely enclosed 
 environmental system, and as such has all the problems and factors
 associated that are similar to the discussions that are undertaken
 in groups like sci.environment.

 BTW-
 ANY science can be taken on as a recreational pastime. It's pointless
 to bring in the "professionals-only" vs. recreational-hobby argument.
 INterest in any scientific matter  should be discussed in a scientific
 context. 
 
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    Kevin Carothers           {philabs,csun,psivax}!ttidca!kevin