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From: cosell@cosell.bbn.com (Bernie Cosell)
Newsgroups: rec.birds
Subject: rec.nature.birds?
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Date: Sun, 6-Dec-87 15:34:22 EST
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Posted: Sun Dec  6 15:34:22 1987
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I'd like to clarify the newsgroup topic confusion a bit.  Note that it
is as much as an "intrusion" for the bird-breeders and rec.pets
refugees to barge in as it is the general "nature" folk.  To be sure
this group is pretty underused for its original (presumably duly voted-on)
purpose, but that's not the issue.

Considering the bent of many of us, and considering the *actual* stated
purpose of the group, I'd like to propose that we change the name of this
group to:

    rec.nature.birds

This will both unmuddy the waters, and will also give us an obvious path
to starting a NEW newsgroup just "rec.nature".  I talked to a local
net-guru and apparently this is a fairly easy affair:  changing the name
of a newsgroup is basically a private affair among the readers of the
newsgroup.  *somehow* (he didn't give any clear rule), the newsgroup
readers come to a consensus to change the name, and then you just send
a suitable message to a REAL net-guru who will effect the newsgroup
name change.

I'll be happy to collect votes if this seems to be a reasonable plan.

  /Bernie\
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