> I would vote yes for rec.unicycling, and what's more, I am sure I
> could persuade at least five others not on the list that what they
> really need in their life is a rec.unicycling newsgroup. Even if I
> could only persuade them long enough to vote...
>
I would vote no for rec.unicyling, and I would pursuade at least 5 others
who may not be on the list to vote no as well (as a matter of fact,
I'll see your five and raise you five). I participated in the
juggling mail list many years ago and loved it. It was, as is the
unicyling mail list, an intimate group that held technical discussions
and was quite focused toward juggling. Rec.juggling carried this
feeling forth initially, but, not too long into its short life, it
begain to go downhill. Flamefests, poor humor, personal attacks, lack
of juggling related content became the rule rather than the exception.
I once had a lot of enthusiasm for rec.juggling but, after enduring a
lot of noise and very little signal, no more. I certainly agree that
having a newsgroup dedicated to unicyling will broaden the audience,
but it will do so at a price.