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From: greid@adobe.UUCP (Glenn Reid)
Newsgroups: net.rec.birds
Subject: Judge not a newsgroup
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Date: Sat, 3-Aug-85 19:32:45 EDT
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Posted: Sat Aug  3 19:32:45 1985
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Judge not a newsgroup entirely upon volume.  When you think about it,
volume is normally considered a bug in a newsgroup, not a feature.
Something like net.rec.birds is great in that it allows birdwatchers
to share things.  Is it really hurting anything by its mere existence?
Should it be recreated each time something comes up (a rare bird) and
deleted when it falls idle?  Just what is the overhead for a newsgroup?
I thought it was bad only if lots of unnecessary &*%*&%$ was posted
to it.  Like net.singles, for instance, which I read, of course, although
I use my 'n' key and /^From.*Rich/:k liberally....

In fact, I have always wanted to see a California Condor, and in fact
I recently moved to California.  Imagine my surprise (and pleasure)
at seeing an article in net.rec.birds about condors!

So who's seen an albatross (of any variety), since this is, in fact,
being posted to net.rec.birds (THOSE OF YOU VULTURES IN net.news.group,
please note the cross-posting before you flame me in both groups)?
One of my goals in life is to observe a wandering albatross, but I have
a feeling I may never realize that goal.  Please share with me any
experience/knowledge.

Glenn Reid
..decwrl!adobe!greid