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- From: andy@b30.ingr.com (Andrew Brezinski)
- Subject: Re: RFD: rec.models.scale
- Message-ID: <1992Jul31.145017.14775@b30.ingr.com>
- Organization: Intergraph
- References: <13659@gazette.bcm.tmc.edu> <urf.712427274@sw2001> <1992Jul30.145834.27996@advtech.uswest.com>
- Date: Fri, 31 Jul 1992 14:50:17 GMT
- Lines: 51
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- In article <1992Jul30.145834.27996@advtech.uswest.com> rray@lookout.it.uswc.uswest.com (Randy J. Ray) writes:
- >In article <urf.712427274@sw2001>, urf@ki.icl.se (Urban F) writes:
- >> rick@crick.ssctr.bcm.tmc.edu (Richard H. Miller) writes:
- >>
- >> >Actually, since most models are by definition 'scale', I would proposed instead
- >> >to filll the hole in the rec.models hierarchy and go ahead and propose
- >>
- >> > rec.models.misc
- >>
- >> Makes sense to me. But as most of the traffic on alt.models seem to
- >> be about static plastic models, we should also have a
- >>
- >> rec.models.plastic
- >>
- >> rec.models.scale would leave those who model for example flat lead
- >> figures without a place, wouldn't it?
- >
- >That is more an argument in favor of rec.models.misc. I don't see a need for
- >rec.models.plastic in addition to the proposed group. There is not enough
- >traffic for two new groups. There is enough traffic, I feel, to make the change
- >from the alt distribution to the normal Usenet rec distribution.
- >
- >Randy
- >--
- >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- >Randy J. Ray -- U S WEST IT/CSD rray@{lookout,uswat}.it.uswc.uswest.com
- >I'd rather talk religion with Charles Manson than discuss ethics with Congress.
- > -me Phone: (303)595-2852
- >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-
- Okay, time for my two cents worth...
-
- I think the r.m.misc is too vague. I think if you do this, you'll get a
- lot of people cross-posting to r.m.rockets, .rc and .misc just to make sure
- every hobbyist in the world reads their article, when it could probably be
- best answered by posting to just one group.
-
- I already see the problem occurring rampantly in the rec.autos.* hierarchy.
- Let's nip the problem in the bud, so to speak, and be a little more
- specific up front. I think the group NEEDS to be named Anything BESIDES
- rec.models.misc. I agree with the .scale name. I don't think ".kit" works
- because that would "turn-off" scratchbuilders. And plastic would tend to
- alienate those who contribute to the hobby with other materials.
-
- I think this discussion is starting to drag out. Any one ready to initiate
- a CFV? Or am I jumping the gun here?
-
- Andy Brezinski
- Intergraph Corporation
- Huntsville, AL 35894-0001
-
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