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From: rlr@pyuxn.UUCP (Rich Rosen)
Newsgroups: net.music.classical,net.news.group
Subject: Survey of net.music.classical readers
Message-ID: <651@pyuxn.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 9-May-84 13:14:13 EDT
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Posted: Wed May  9 13:14:13 1984
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I have a few questions, now that there appears to be a classical-only
music newsgroup, that I would like to ask the readership of this newsgroup.
This is a very serious survey, and I hope that you will treat it that way.
I will make an attempt to consolidate whatever responses I do get.
Part of the reason behind this is to gain insight into the motivations
for newsgroup separatism.

1)  Why was there a need for a separate subgroup?

2)  Why was it impossible to submit articles to the parent group?

3)  If "hostility of other submitters in the parent group" was a factor
	in 1) or 2), please give specific examples.  Were articles that
	were submitted to net.music somehow shouted down, harrassed, etc.
	in some way.  Did you see any of those articles?

4)  If "too many articles I was not interested in" was a factor in 1) or 2),
	then please answer the following:

	a. Why does your particular taste warrant its own subgroup as
		opposed to the other tastes?  What about the fact that
		even those who have other tastes must do a significant
		amount of 'n'-ing in the parent group?

	b. Are you doing a significant amount of 'n'-ing in
		net.music.classical, or are you reading all the
		articles that come through?  If your taste is not
		adequately represented percentage-wise within
		net.music.classical, would you then propose a NEW
		subgroup for it?  Why or why not?

	c. Have you ever been exposed to other musics in a serious way?
		If so, what about these other musics makes you want not
		to listen to them or to read about them?
		If not, why not?

5)  Do you consider your musical tastes limited or expansive?  Do you
	find any of the topics in net.music.classical uninteresting?
	If so, does this mean that you would unsubscribe if discussion
	of these topics dominated the group at some point?
	If not, does this mean that you read and enjoy everything that
	appears in net.music.classical?
-- 
Never ASSUME, because when you ASSUME, you make an ASS out of U and ME...
					Rich Rosen   pyuxn!rlr