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Subject: Re: Formal propsal: "rec.aquarium", not to be confused with "sci.aquaria".
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Date: 20 Oct 89 20:01:50 GMT
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In article <2645@hydra.gatech.EDU>, gs26@prism.gatech.EDU (Glenn R. Stone) says:
>
>Rarely do I post to this group, but....
>
>In article <21087@gryphon.COM> oleg@gryphon.COM (Oleg Kiselev) writes:
>>In article <8215@cbmvax.UUCP> bryce@commodore.COM (Bryce Nesbitt) writes:
>>>I hereby formally propose a new newsgroup to be called "rec.aquarium".
>>This is a complete idiocy and I appeal to ALL OF YOU (those who are in favour
>>of sci.aquaria or rec.aquaria or misc.aquaria) to vote NO on this attempt of
>>blatant sabotage by someone who does not have any interest in the group or at
>>least ignore it!
>
>Oleg, hush fussing.  The man took the time to take a name survey,
>waited his 14 days (unlike Richard, who saw fit to jump the gun),
>and is posting a perfectly legit request.

Sorry Glenn,

   But it was I who took the name survey and you are wrong it is not a
perfectly legal request, because he did not wait until the current vote
is over, but mostly because he did not even call for a discussion. If the
sci.aquaria (moderated) vote fails, then I will call for an official
discussion for a rec.aqua* group, as I have previously stated. His call
was poorly timed and may do more damage than good. I mean I'd love to
have a rec.aqua* group too. But lets do it right. Two wrongs do not make a
a right. A left maybe, but not a right. :)

                                                           Nelson Broat