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Re: Should RTL be hosted on this server?
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lugnet.general
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Sun, 29 Nov 1998 13:55:43 GMT
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ender@pinn.NOMORESPAMnet
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Todd Lehman wrote:
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> "Carbon 60" <carbon60@bigfoot.com> writes:
> > > 1. Potential for confusion about where to post new threads when posting
> > > on this server (particularly lugnet.general vs. rec.toys.lego).
> Hmm, aren't rec.toys.lego and lugnet.general actually very different? --
> (that's why the potential for confusion -- because they seem similar at
> first but aren't really)...
I think confusion like this is one of the best reasons to NOT include
r.t.l on LUGNET. My personal opinion is that crossposting, unless used
with great consideration and thoughtfulness, is a bad thing. The
biggest problem with crossposting in general is that the majority of
people are not thoughtful and considerate about it, and you wind up with
a great deal of off-topic junk mixed in with stuff that can be quite
interesting and useful, preventing you from merely killing a thread and
being done with it. This problem exists because it's very easy to post
a followup to a message without thinking about the fact that your
followup is going to more than one newsgroup.
I see the issue mostly in non-technical terms which have been pretty
well covered by Larry P. I see LUGNET as a community rather than a set
of newsgroups. As long as the existence of LUGNET is pointed out in
r.t.l, thus allowing access to newcomers, I see a fairly wide separation
as a good thing.
Count me as a NO vote, but keep in mind that I realized that since
LUGNET is a service provided by Todd, far be it from me to tell him that
he shouldn't make changes to the service that are in his own best
interest, especially since it's a service that I pay nothing for and
reap a significant benefit. In short, I'd prefer if r.t.l was not
added, but will not gripe and complain if it is.
Regards,
BOB!!
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 | | Re: Should RTL be hosted on this server?
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| (...) Me too! I would much rather keep RTL as a separate entity from LUGNET. Consider RTL as the first stage for joining the community. Just as we direct people from ATL to RTL, we can direct people who are seriously interested from RTL to Lugnet. (...) (26 years ago, 5-Dec-98, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Should RTL be hosted on this server?
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| (...) Hmm, aren't rec.toys.lego and lugnet.general actually very different? -- (that's why the potential for confusion -- because they seem similar at first but aren't really)... lugnet.general is for "general" LEGO or community discussions that (...) (26 years ago, 29-Nov-98, to lugnet.general)
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