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From: plemmons@nsf1.mth.msu.edu (Steve Plemmons)
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Subject: Re: CALL FOR DISCUSSION: REC.PETS, REC.BIRDS division.
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Date: 10 Aug 90 15:21:41 GMT
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In article <56425@microsoft.UUCP> wolfd@microsoft.UUCP (Wolf DUBY) writes:
>Indeed, let's split up rec.pets.  But certainly Cat, Dog, and Bird
>categories will not be sufficient to cover the range of interests.
>We'll need a separate group for those, plus one for Hamsters, another
>for Guinea Pigs, one for each type of Snake; and let's not forget
>Horses.  Sure, we have rec.equestrian already, but we should
>ceratinly have a separate group for people who keep Horses and
>don't ride them.
>   For that matter, it seems a good idea to have separate groups for
>people who own small, medium, and large Dogs, and further divide
>these for people who show Dogs and those who don't.  The ideal
>would be to have two newsgroups for each breed--but let's be realistic :-)
>
>For any newsgroup to cover a broad range of topics is unthinkable!
>Folks might be informed about some aspect of their interest of which
>they were unaware or--worse--they might wear out the N (or whatever)
>key on their keyboards from having to bypass shamelessly uninteresting
>articles.
>
>Yes, by all means--more newsgroups.
>
>Just imagine all the opportunities for cross-posting!

Yes! Yes! Yes!  I think he's got it!  I know my 'n' and 'k' keys are
wearing out very fast due to the unbearable amount of traffic on this
net.  I think I'm getting arthritis in my index and middle finger of my
right hand!


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