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From: dobro@ulowell.UUCP (Chet Dobro)
Newsgroups: net.news.group,net.sf-lovers
Subject: Re: "new group..."
Message-ID: <241@ulowell.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 17-Mar-86 05:28:11 EST
Article-I.D.: ulowell.241
Posted: Mon Mar 17 05:28:11 1986
Date-Received: Wed, 19-Mar-86 04:05:33 EST
References: <417@excalibur.UUCP> <838@decuac.UUCP> <2467@sdcc6.UUCP>
Reply-To: dobro@ulowell.UUCP (Chet Dobro)
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Summary: 

In article <2467@sdcc6.UUCP> ix312@sdcc6.UUCP (ix312) writes:
>In article <838@decuac.UUCP>, avolio@decuac.UUCP writes:
>> In article <417@excalibur.UUCP>, sword02@excalibur.UUCP writes:
>> > ... a proposal for a new group!  At the moment there is only one NET.BOOKS.
>> > I would like ... a NET.BOOKS for just fantasy, and science fiction lovers.
>> 
>> net.sf-lovers is more than 50% dicussions of f&sf books.  There is no need
>> for another group.
>
>I, too, feel that there is a need to separate books.sf/fantasy from
>media science fiction.  The media group could then include the present
>Dr. Who group.  This might then reduce the double coverage of many
>articles in both the net.sf-lovers and net.tv, as well as some
>duplication in net.books and net.sf-lovers.  
>
>There is, in my opinion, enough difference between literary science
>fiction and media science fiction to warrent this.
>
>
>				       ME
>
> (Yes, I'd love to get and education, but it's too late; I already have
>  my Ph.D.)


Count my  $0.02 in towards a "net.books.sf" or a "net.fantasy"

							Gryphon