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Re: most popular newsgroups
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lugnet.general
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Sat, 5 Oct 2002 04:19:12 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Maggie Cambron writes:
> In lugnet.general, Bruce Hietbrink writes:
> 
> > Okay, this brings me to my big surprise - robotics at 35000. (!)  I'd
> > thought of this as a relatively small niche of Lego builders.  Twice as much
> > volume as Trains? or Space? or Castle?  Are there really twice as many
> > people using Mindstorms than making spaceships (or castles, or whatever)?
> > Or do robotics people post twice as much?  Any thoughts?
> 
> My understanding is you don't have to be part of Lugnet to post to .robotics
> so that group has a much bigger pool of readers/posters.  James B. explained
> that that was why some of the names of the people posting to .robotics
> appear on the web interface in a light gray color-- they are posting from
> someplace outside Lugnet.  That must have something to do with the numbers.
> See
> 
> http://news.lugnet.com/faq/?n=1212&t=f&v=a
> 
> Maggie C.

I think James Brown provides a reasonable explanation that most can
understand.  I think this is why:

Note: The lugnet.robotics newsgroup and the lugnet.robotics@lugnet.com
mailing lists are gatewayed with the lego-robotics@crynwr.com mailing list.
(See Russell Nelson’s LEGO Mindstorms Internals webpage for more details
about the lego-robotics@crynwr.com mailing list or how to unsubscribe from it.)

It is on the lugnet.robotics newsgroup page.  There is a gateway link
between this group and lugnet.robotics.  That is why there is a different
shade of color when they post.  I think it is neet to see some branching.
I don't see why other common theme groups gateway (like FBTB, etc) to
gain a wider list of viewers...

I don't know that is my opinion.  The moderators/web masters of those
boards/groups may not agree.  I understand.  I was just making an example.

Thanks,

Ben



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(...) My understanding is you don't have to be part of Lugnet to post to .robotics so that group has a much bigger pool of readers/posters. James B. explained that that was why some of the names of the people posting to .robotics appear on the web (...) (24 years ago, 5-Oct-02, to lugnet.general)

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