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From: kweeder@sun.soe.clarkson.edu (Jim Kweeder)
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Subject: Re: rec.autos split - CALL FOR DISCUSSION
Summary: Second thoughts
Keywords: r.a, traffic, split
Message-ID: <1989Dec8.144937.2567@sun.soe.clarkson.edu>
Date: 8 Dec 89 14:49:37 GMT
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Reply-To: kweeder@sun.soe.clarkson.edu (Jim Kweeder)
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I guess someone has to be the kill-joy.

In article <315@watserv1.waterloo.edu> tom@mims-iris.waterloo.edu (Tom 
Haapanen) writes:

>rec.autos	     Discussions about cars
>rec.autos.driving   Discussions about driving, radar detectors, fines, 55 mph

I've given it a couple of days for some thought and to see some of the other
discussion before making my conclusion.  In short, I don't support the idea.

While Tom's motive is sound and the idea has merit, the problem I see is
that these two groups not sufficiently different.  I'm unconvinced that we
can talk about cars and talk about driving without soon talking about
cars and driving (IMHO).

Fuel for the fire,

Jim Kweeder
kweeder@sun.soe.clarkson.edu