"David Mahon" wrote in message
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In article , PG
writes

A new group would be a waste of space imo. Who administrates rsre? All it
needs is a less specific name, and you have a snowsports forum for
Europeans
and those interested in visiting Europe, and which is bound to have
mainly
UK contributors. So what's the difference, and more importantly, what's
the
point?

Why are you so arrogant as to say that RSRE, "a snowsports forum for
Europeans and those interested in visiting Europe" is "bound to have
mainly UK contributors"?

Are there more skiers in the UK than in the rest of Europe?
Are we even in the top 5 skiing nations in Europe? [1]
Are we a "big name" in skiing?

Or are the rest of Europe usenet and computer illiterate?
David Mahon

David Mahon's response above illustrates my point in the post he was
responding to; the instigator of this thread just wishes to promote his
idea, and has no interest in the negative feedback. Here he snips most of
the points I made, fails to make any attempt at some kind of intelligent
answer, then takes one comment out of context in order to launch an Ad
Hominem. This from the guy who originally asked us for his views? The
snipped part of the original post below:

From the comments made, seems to me that this thread is more to publicise
the new ng than to obtain opinions. More of a fait accompli for the original
poster than a genuine attempt to discover what would be the best option. He
makes the point that uk. groups can be posted to, and read from anywhere.
Precisely - as can rsre. Our current forum has probably a majority of
UK-based contributors who post on a great range of subjects from the
technical to the humorous, but hardly ever off-topic. A resident group of
*experts*, some based in Europe, who contribute regularly. Rarely is a
(sensible) enquiry left unanswered. Overall this forum is one of the best
unmoderated ngs I have come across, although it could do with more traffic
at times.

Pete