> Julian Orbach (julian@cs.uq.oz.au) wrote:
>
> > 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.
My feelings are maybe not so strong that I would vote NO, but I do appreciate
the high quality, low noise and friendly atmosphere in this forum - better
than any of the newsgroups I follow...
I fear some of these benefits could be lost in a newsgroup.
The volume of mail is generally bearable - except on days like today! ;-)
Peter Philip
of the LUNIs, London's Unicycle Hockey Team
(back in the saddle after recent accident -
thanks to all who expressed concern)