Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!wivax!decvax!decwrl!turtleva!ken From: ken@turtleva.UUCP Newsgroups: net.news.group Subject: Re: Cycle Group Message-ID: <200@turtleva.UUCP> Date: Wed, 22-Jun-83 21:10:44 EDT Article-I.D.: turtleva.200 Posted: Wed Jun 22 21:10:44 1983 Date-Received: Thu, 23-Jun-83 09:38:05 EDT References: alice.1928 Lines: 25 From alice!alb I received some mail today (in response to my recent posting of the newsgroup list) that said that there was a discussion some time ago that led to the concession of creaming net.mc and net.motorcycle and making net.cycle serve BOTH motorcycles and bicycles. It seems silly to have two separate groups for these two things, what with sporadic activity and all. Therefore, let me propose that net.cycle indeed serve both interests. It is silly to combine two subjects just because they share a common substring! Why not combine discussion about automobiles and automation in net.auto? The group net.sw could be used for discussing both software and Star Wars. Net.sf-lovers can be used for those who left their heart in San Francisco or for science fiction buffs. I am a bicyclist and don't really care *anything* about what a leather-clad Harley rider has to say. When I first started reading the news, I saw an article about motorcycles in net.cycle, and immediately unsubscribed. Combining these two groups will only stifle the discussions of each, while the subject of separate groups will be brought up later on a recurring basis. Ken Turkowski {decwrl,amd70}!turtlevax!ken