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From: misan@ra.abo.fi (Annika Forsten DC)
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Subject: Re: CALL FOR DISCUSSION: REC.PETS, REC.BIRDS division.
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Date: 11 Aug 90 09:45:18 GMT
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In-reply-to: grp@unify.uucp's message of 9 Aug 90 22:14:25 GMT

In article <GRP.90Aug9151425@magpie.unify.uucp> grp@unify.uucp (Greg Pasquariello) writes:

   >   >         This article is the beginning of a discussion of:
   >   > 
   >   >         1)      What groups should be spawned from rec.pets;
   >   > 
   >   >         2)      What rec.birds should be renamed to since there
   >   >                 will most likely be a rec.pets.birds.
   >   >

>   How about rec.birding?

Yes, much better than birdwatching. Apart from being shorter, it conveys
the meaning that we are pursuing an intrest, not just watching the
winged creatures. Birding is a hobby, birdwatching is just a general term
for looking at a bird.

Let's not change the groupname to include all wildlife. Why not create
a wildlife group anyway, but not by dropping rec.birds.

Annika Forsten, Finland