Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site wcom.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!cbdkc1!desoto!cord!hudson!bentley!edsel!packard!hoxna!houxm!vax135!timeinc!wcom!frodo From: frodo@wcom.UUCP (Jim Scardelis) Newsgroups: net.news.group,net.books Subject: Re: Proposal for new group for discussion of Tolkien Message-ID: <76@wcom.UUCP> Date: Thu, 9-May-85 18:58:06 EDT Article-I.D.: wcom.76 Posted: Thu May 9 18:58:06 1985 Date-Received: Fri, 10-May-85 06:35:48 EDT References: <442@psivax.UUCP> <107@mruxe.UUCP> Organization: Warner Computer Systems - Saddle Brook, NJ Lines: 22 Xref: watmath net.news.group:3098 net.books:1793 > However, newsgroups are usually created only after a discussion > has been going on for awhile in another group and people start complaining > about having to use their 'n' keys too often. Therefore, I suggest that > unless there is an immediate demand from say, dozens of readers to create > the group right away, that we use net.books to start a discussion or two > and then see how it fares. > > b2 {backbone}!bellcore!b2 Tolkien's books are about the only books I would enjoy discussing... I'm all for creating a net.books.tolkien. I'm on a small system, receiving a limited news feed (due to disk space), and net.books is too large to add, but a group limited to Tolkien would be welcomed with open arms (?) ! Jim Scardelis -- uucp: {vax135|ihnp4}!timeinc!wcom!frodo ARPA: 1891@NJIT-EIES.MAILNET@MIT-MULTICS.ARPA "The opinions expressed herein are those of my computer, and not necessarily those of myself, Warner Computer Systems, or any other computer or company along the line. "