Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!ginosko!usc!apple!chuq From: chuq@Apple.COM (Chuq Von Rospach) Newsgroups: news.groups Subject: Re: .aquaria Message-ID: <35836@apple.Apple.COM> Date: 23 Oct 89 01:49:49 GMT References: Organization: Life is just a Fantasy novel played for keeps Lines: 22 >> I (and others) have suggested or recommended a number of >> compromises, including a binding vote on the name of the group. >the past 3 three weeks, and in these articles I can find no evidence >of attempts of compromise on your part. Given the number and length >of some of these articles, perhaps I have overlooked the compromises >that you mention. Then you missed the one a long ways back where I said "run a vote on the name -- if sci.aquaria wins, I'll shut up and support whatever the net thinks is the best name." -- if that isn't a compromise, I don't know what is. Of course, Richard wasn't even willing to poll the net to see what it thinks -- he obviously knew better all along. -- Chuq Von Rospach <+> Editor,OtherRealms <+> Member SFWA/ASFA chuq@apple.com <+> CI$: 73317,635 <+> [This is myself speaking] Trust Mama Nature to remind us just how important things like sci.aquaria's name really is in the scheme of things.