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From: cook@pinocchio.Encore.COM (Dale C. Cook)
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Subject: rec.swl --> rec.dx-radio ? rec.broadcast-dx?
Summary: What's in a name?
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Date: 22 Sep 89 14:49:03 GMT
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[rshapiro@BBN.COM (Richard Shapiro) recently posted that: 
|
|Right, it's hopeless to try and come up with a succinct name that
|would be meaningful to people who don't already know about the hobby.

Agreed!

|But maybe 'rec.swl' is a little too succinct.  I would go for
| 
|  rec.broadcast-dx
|  rec.radio-dx
|  rec.dx-broadcast
|  rec.dx-radio
|
|Personal favorite is the first: rec.broadcast-dx.  Is this agreeable?
|Any of the other three are fine with me as well. I'd like to settle
|the naming issue if we can.

Well, since you asked...  I *really* don't like groups with hyphens
in them.  Swl has been (justifiably) attacked as being only a subset
of what's included.  How about just rec.dx?

Now I know that the term dx is not in general useage, but so what?
My experience is that people look at the master files maintained by
Spaff when making up their initial .newsrc.  So long as the group's
purpose is clearly spelled out in the proper place in the list, the
curious novice will be able to try us out.  Serious DX'ers will have
no trouble signing up immediately!

Again, I feel embarrassed of my fellow hams.  I suspect if someone
were to count the house, they would find that swl's greatly outnumber
hams worldwide.  And, yes, they do NOT need to "grow" into hamdom!

        - Dale (N1US)   Encore Computer Corporation, Marlborough, Mass.
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        "The more you complain the longer God lets you live."