Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!cs.utexas.edu!know!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!sol.ctr.columbia.edu!ucselx!petunia!csuchico.edu!csusac!unify!magpie!grp From: grp@unify.uucp (Greg Pasquariello) Newsgroups: rec.birds Subject: Re: birding Message-ID: Date: 31 Aug 90 20:19:30 GMT References: <39544@cci632.UUCP> <26DDDC32.3D4E@intercon.com> Sender: news@Unify.Com (news admin) Reply-To: grp@unify.com Distribution: na Organization: Unify Corporation, Sacramento, California Lines: 25 In-Reply-To: ooblick@intercon.com's message of 31 Aug 90 03:40:34 GMT In article <26DDDC32.3D4E@intercon.com> ooblick@intercon.com (Mikki Barry) writes: > No, I'm sorry, but binoculars are inappropriate subjects for this > group. You have to look at the charter, which says "bird watching". > Nowhere does it say anything about bird watching EQUIPMENT. You'll > just have to go over to rec.binoculars for your information. Or > sci.optical, rec.photo, or dev/null. So sorry, but we are all too > busy here flaming about what should be and not be in this group. > So grab yourself a dictionary and flame on, dude. > > p.s., my dictionary doesn't seem to have "bird watching" as a term. > Interesting, no? > > Mikki Barry > ------------------ > I put my parrot outside today, does this mean I can post here? Idiot. Someone finally does ask a question in the correct newsgroup and someone (who apparently doesn't 'belong' here in the first place, judging by the parrot comment), flames them out. Great. Oh, and try a new dictionary. Webster's New World has it. -- -Greg Pasquariello grp@unify.com