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Re: Is LUGNET.GENERAL the most read subtopic?
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Wed, 8 Dec 1999 19:45:22 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Gary R. Istok writes:
> Someone in a post about the 2000 dealer catalog fiasco mentioned
> lugnet.announce as being more widely read than lugnet.general.

That was me. (sort of - see below)

> Is that true?  I would tend to think that lugnet.general was the most widely
> read. I rarely read the others, because it takes so long to read
> everything (that's why I quit RTL.LEGO).  And I use lugnet.general to
> discuss all classic LEGO topics (50's, 60's and 70's).  I'm actually
> glad that there is no lugnet.classic, because I think that this news
> subgroup gets more attention.  And I know that only lugnet.robotics gets
> more posts.  But I was wondering which is the most widely read.  Todd,
> what say you?  (He's probably catching up on his sleep right now, tired
> from moving, tired from being up til 5AM, and tired from the 2000 Dealer
> Catalog topic, heh-heh).

I don't think .announce gets more widely read, particularly, but I imagine it
gets more exposure.  I subscribe to .announce (and a couple other groups) by e-
mail, and I suspect lots of other people do to.  When somethings gets posted
there, I will generally see it within minutes of being at my computer.

James
http://www.shades-of-night.com/lego/



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Someone in a post about the 2000 dealer catalog fiasco mentioned lugnet.announce as being more widely read than lugnet.general. Is that true? I would tend to think that lugnet.general was the most widely read. I rarely read the others, because it (...) (27 years ago, 8-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)

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