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Old October 27th 03, 12:47 PM
PG
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Default RFD: create unmoderated newsgroup uk.rec.skiing


"BigAl" wrote in message
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"Ace" wrote in message
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On Mon, 27 Oct 2003 10:28:34 +0100, "PG"
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It is in the
interests of those who regularly participate in the sport to promote
discussion, as long as the means to do so make sense, and I'm sure all

the
potential no-voters from rsre have this and only this in mind. Most of

us
don't care two hoots for hierarchy politics, and which letters of the
alphabet prefix their ng, as long as it works.


*ding*

Give the man a coconut.


If the rsre people stay where they are and don't move over, where's your
problem?


Or are you rather more concerned that a considerable number *will*
move over? If so, then, presumably, they do so for a reason and rsre is

not
for them and the new urs will be. The only negative thing that I can see

is
that urs dies on its feet and, in due course (as has been said already) Dr
Death comes a'calling but that's always a truth regardless of whatever ng

is
being created. The end result will be exactly what Usenet users, wherever
they are in the world, getting what they (the majority of course) want.


Dilution threatens both groups in this case (minority, seasonal sport,
limited UK interest), as has been pointed out on numerous occasions. The
more likely scenario is the demise of urs, but that is not a satisfactory
justification for administrators, who so far have expressed little interest
whatsoever in the sport itself, playing experimental games while the actual
users are directly affected.

I've yet to see a single reason put forward by the proponent or other
supporters from unnc that is practical rather than 'philosophical', and not
blatant promotion of the uk. hierarchy for reasons which make no sense
whatsoever to we Brits and other Anglophones who just want to get on with
discussing skiing in Europe.

Pete


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