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From: sandra@pyrtech (Sandra Macika)
Newsgroups: rec.birds,rec.pets
Subject: Re: Suggestions for splitting rec.birds/pets
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Date: 3 Aug 90 22:34:00 GMT
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>
>I agree with Dan completely here.  I really don't have a problem
>sharing this low-volume arena with cage-bird people.  Using the 'n'
>key when I don't feel like reading about wing clipping is not a big
>deal.  In fact, I'm not convinced the controversy over using INDOOR
>and OUTDOOR is all that warranted.  It's usually quite clear to me
>that a subject line reading 'Birding Australia' or 'Bird Migration' is
>an outdoor-oriented post and one reading 'Wing Clipping' is indoor
>oriented.  Just use a little common sense and be specific.
>
>Gregg
>

I don't mind sharing this newsgroup at all. I agree with your point,
Gregg, except for one thing. It is important to put the word INDOOR or
OUTDOOR in the beginning of the Subject line, because of the way the 
KILL file works. This way anyone can just automatically delete all
the INDOOR or all the OUTDOOR articles if they want to.

>>>
>>>What I would suggest, however, is that if the ornithological side is to
>>>split off we should go all the way and rename the group `sci.ornithology'.
>>>
>>>  Bill Venables

I don't agree. Some people might not know what ornithology means.

Sandra

p.s. See what I mean about how this comes up periodically? Sometimes there
     ARE more articles about the war than Birds!!


p.s.s If anyone has any questions about using the KILL file to automatically
      delete articles of a given Subject, let me know!