Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site sdchema.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!bonnie!akgua!sdcsvax!sdchema!jwp From: jwp@sdchema.UUCP (John Pierce) Newsgroups: net.news.group,net.wobegon Subject: Re: Proposed 'net.music.folk' group Message-ID: <285@sdchema.UUCP> Date: Mon, 5-Nov-84 21:28:29 EST Article-I.D.: sdchema.285 Posted: Mon Nov 5 21:28:29 1984 Date-Received: Thu, 8-Nov-84 00:44:51 EST References: <219@ptsfc.UUCP> Reply-To: jwp@sdchema.UUCP (John Pierce) Organization: Chemistry Dept, UC San Diego Lines: 18 Xref: sdcsvax net.news.group:2122 net.wobegon:275 In article <219@ptsfc.UUCP> mej@ptsfc.UUCP (Mary Johnson) writes: > The use of 'net.wobegon' for general folk music topics has aroused > the wrath of the group's creator ... It's annoyed me considerably, also. What's going to happen is that somebody's going to say something like "John Fahey's the greatest folk guartist that's ever lived" or "There's never been a better folk group than Pentangle", and our nice friendly net.wobegon will go the way of net.religion. > I would like to propose the creation of a 'net.music.folk' group for > people interested in the traditional music of any culture. Barring serious objection in the next week or so (or somebody else doing it sooner) I will create net.music.folk. John Pierce, Chemistry, UC San Diego {decvax,sdcsvax}!sdchema!jwp