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Re: Thoughts on breaking out a pneumatics subgroup
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lugnet.robotics
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Thu, 10 Feb 2000 00:19:18 GMT
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May I plead my ignorance to newsreader feeds? Reading directly from LUGNET
when you select Technics you get all of the groups beneath it unless you pick
a specific subgroup to further qualify your filter, so you get:
Arctic Action
Expert Builder
Slizer/ThrowBots
Tech Build
Competition/Cyber Slam
RoboRiders
Speed Slammers
Tech Play
CyberMaster@
Robotics@
Star Wars
Znap@
(note that Robotics is a subgroup of Technics as well as Technics being a
subgroup of Robotics)
If I understand you correctly, your newsreader only pulls part of the group
unless you specify a subgroup? What does a group such as Technics or Robotics
consist of if it isn't the subgroups below it? Just the posts directly in
that category? I'm not trying to sound sarcastic or anything, I'm trying to
understand your situation fully... I just figured that it was a encapsulating
structure (for a lack of better words - parent/child?) where all subgroups
were automatically members of the parent structure. Too logical, I guess :)
Dave
In lugnet.robotics, Peter Vogel writes:
> > Anyway, one way or the other, I like the idea of a specific subgroup.
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> Just to express the contrarian view: I think it is a bad idea. Too often I
> see subgroups created that languish due to a lack of volume. There's a
> certain "critical mass" needed to keep a group going, if one goes a week
> without postings, there is a tendency to "forget" about the group and it
> founders.
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> Pneumatics is one way of achieving "action" in a Technic model (robotic
> or otherwise) and as such belongs as a part of the general Technic
> discussions,
> not subdivided away into oblivion (IMHO of course).
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> Personally, I think LUGNET has way too much subdivision of some groups
> (Robotics comes to mind). I count 18 groups I have to subscribe to (via
> my newsreader) just to cover my interests, but about 2/3 of them haven't
> had a posting in months/weeks...
>
> -Peter
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| (...) Actually, lugnet.technic doesn't have any subgroup newsgroups, even though (URL) has subcategories on the website. The categories listed above are for future DB expansion and other things, but won't likely be separate newsgroups for a very (...) (25 years ago, 10-Feb-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| (...) Just to express the contrarian view: I think it is a bad idea. Too often I see subgroups created that languish due to a lack of volume. There's a certain "critical mass" needed to keep a group going, if one goes a week without postings, there (...) (25 years ago, 9-Feb-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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