Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!henry From: henry@utzoo.UUCP (Henry Spencer) Newsgroups: net.news.group,net.aviation,net.ham-radio,net.misc Subject: Re: New newsgroup for Radio Controlled Planes? Message-ID: <4550@utzoo.UUCP> Date: Mon, 29-Oct-84 12:44:05 EST Article-I.D.: utzoo.4550 Posted: Mon Oct 29 12:44:05 1984 Date-Received: Mon, 29-Oct-84 12:44:05 EST References: <881@opus.UUCP> <2191@hplabsc.UUCP>, <481@voder.UUCP> Organization: U of Toronto Zoology Lines: 22 > ...An RC newsgroup is a good idea... Only if it proves necessary. Look, folks, we've seen innumerable cases of "flash in the pan" newsgroups: lots of enthusiasm for their creation, lots of traffic at the start, rapid asymptotic decay to zero. While not wishing to insult the RC enthusiasts, there is no justification for an RC newsgroup until they can demonstrate sustained traffic on the subject. We've seen a lot of "oh, wow, an RC newsgroup, how wonderful" articles... but very little actual discussion of RC. Never mind how many people think it's a great idea; how many of them will *participate*? If you want to discuss RC, start discussing it. Where? Here, since it's about the closest match of topic. The time will be ripe for a separate RC newsgroup when (and *if*!) there's enough RC-related traffic, continuing over a substantial period of time, that the rest of us start grumbling. If there's never enough to make us unhappy, then there really isn't enough to justify a separate newsgroup. In other words, if you've got something to say, start saying it! -- Henry Spencer @ U of Toronto Zoology {allegra,ihnp4,linus,decvax}!utzoo!henry