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From: rjp1@cbnewsc.ATT.COM (on the jagged cliffs of Ngranek)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.startrek,news.groups
Subject: Re: moderated rec.arts.startrek offshoot
Keywords: some discussion maybe...
Message-ID: <12358@cbnewsc.ATT.COM>
Date: 20 Dec 89 16:34:00 GMT
References: <1989Dec11.182726.29780@talos.uu.net> <1720@mrsvr.UUCP> <1989Dec18.204542.14221@talos.uu.net>
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In (Kyle Jones) writes:
>In article (Jeffrey A. Hallett) writes:

>> [...] it appears that the people who will read this new newsgroup
>> will not read the old one for the simple reason that the traffic will
>> not change more than an iota.  The old newsgroup will remain the same
>> and the new newsgroup will be a miniscule subset of it just for the
>> sake of a few people.

> Judging from the enthusiastic support rec.arts.startrek.info is
> receiving I think the number of interested readers is much more than a
> few.


Assuming that the new newsgroup is created, what might be the
total number of articles posted to it monthly?  On the average?

I'm just curious...

One might argue that the readership of r.a.startrek will decrease
because the new group will be taking away all of the best or most
informative (juiciest) articles. 

I'd be inclined to read the new group only.  But I might for a while,
skim through the old group until it inevitably falls into total
irrelevancy.


Just my .02 cents worth...

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