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From: avolio@decuac.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.news.group
Subject: Re: creation of a net.antiques news group
Message-ID: <818@decuac.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 14-Feb-86 09:03:25 EST
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Posted: Fri Feb 14 09:03:25 1986
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In article <275@agrigene.UUCP>, silberma@agrigene.UUCP writes:
> Several weeks ago I posted an inquiry to net.general requesting interest
> in forming a net.antiques newsgroup.  

No wonder net.antique came as a surprise...  The person who flamed you
was, essentially correct.  Discussions of news group creation belong in
net.news.group (not in general or misc).  I suspect your "announcement"
will come as a surprise to many since there has not been any discussion in
net.news.group about it.

Before you create a group you should propose it in net.news.group.  People
will want you to demonstrate that there is a need for such a group.  Have
there been of postings somewhere else discussing antiques?  They will want
to come up with a reasonable name (net.rec.antiques? net.invest.antiques?
Probably *not* net.antiques.)

I suspect that since you are looking for interested people and got -- 12
was it? -- responses, this is a perfect time to start up a mailing list,
but *not* a news group.  When the interest has grown much larger, or other
groups are getting some (any) traffic discussing antiques that would be
the time to post a message to net.new.group (and please, no where else) to
propose it.
-- 
Fred @ DEC Ultrix Applications Center
{decvax,seismo,cbosgd}!decuac!avolio            avolio@decuac.DEC.COM