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From: welty@lewis.crd.ge.com (richard welty)
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Subject: Re: rec.swl
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Date: 22 Sep 89 20:01:52 GMT
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In article <4918@shlump.nac.dec.com>, Steve Dowman writes: 
*In article <2831476267@lewis.crd.ge.com>, welty@lewis.crd.ge.com (richard welty) writes...
*{here's an alternative -- i've been wanting a general radio group
*{for some time.  create rec.radio; if it's dominated by dx, swl, or
*{what have you, that's fine, but it would provide a place for other
*{discussions of radio as well.

*   I believe rec.radio is much too broad for the original intent of forming
*   the group. I think a broad title like this would attract discussion of
*   local radio format/programming. Not that this is bad, but I don't think
*   we want to get bogged down in AM/FM music format discussion. Perhaps 
*   there is interest out there for rec.radio.fm? 

the point was that we should consider creating general groups before
creating niche groups; otherwise we get oddities like existing
situation with rec.models.rc; there is a place specifically for
discussion of rc models, but any other model-building discussion must
go in rec.misc, despite the fact that there is a rec.models.* hierarchy.

i know that the original charger of rec.models.rc allowed non-rc
discussions, but last time i checked, if you actually tried it you
got massively flamed by the pro-rc modelers in the group.

if a rec.radio group gets bogged down with high volume on a specific
topic, it's time to create the damn subgroup; e.g. rec.radio.swl,
which i would guess is the most likely subgroup.

richard
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