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- From: C96@vm.urz.uni-heidelberg.de (Alexander EICHENER)
- Subject: Re: Proposal for new alt group: alt.fan.anne-rice
- Message-ID: <16B5E12E7D.C96@vm.urz.uni-heidelberg.de>
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- Organization: University of Heidelberg, Germany
- References: <forb0004.209.727328869@student.tc.umn.edu>
- Date: Fri, 22 Jan 93 21:30:28 CET
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- In article <forb0004.209.727328869@student.tc.umn.edu>
- forb0004@student.tc.umn.edu (Eric Forbis ) writes:
-
- >I propose the formation of an alt group dedicated to the discussion of the
- >writings of Anne Rice, alt.fan.anne-rice.
- >Most discussion of Anne Rice's writings now occurs on alt.vampyres, and
- >occasional posts occur on alt.erotica and rec.arts.books.<...>
- ><...> Alt.erotica is an
- >appropriate group to post for less than half of A.R.'s books, and rec.arts.
- >books is so extremely active that it can be difficult to locate and respond
- >to posts/threads before they scroll off many sites.
-
- As far as rec.arts.books be concerned, Eric Forbis is certainly right.
- However, there obviously is no such group as alt.erotica and it probably
- will never exist. I think that I nevertheless know what Eric means ;-),
- but still: shouldn't you check your assertions first before you make such
- a proposal, Eric?
-
- >The large majority of people I've heard from thusfar prefer an alt group to
- >a mail- list. Aside from their relative ease of use and high visibility,
- >such an alt group is preferable to a growing number of usenet users, those
- >whose access is through a BBS. These users often do not have access to e-
- >mail, and so cannot participate in mail-lists.
-
- 1) I am not totally sure that a newsreader is easier to use than a mailbox.
- 2) Visibility: do you earnestly think that a bunch of new readers will inun-
- date the Anne Rice fandom - readers that *did not* previously read
- alt.vampyres?
- 3) Access: I might be mistaken, and I am willing to learn. However, it was
- my impression that there might be more people who had access to email
- than to the Usenet(News) - just think of the whole BITNET world.
-
- >If you are interested in reading or participating in an alt group dedicated
- >to Anne Rice's writings and film(s), please respond favorably here.
-
- Oops - I feel I might not quite fit your criteria. Sorry :-).
-
- But, now, earnestly, even though I might just be repeating what Tim Pierce
- and myself have written earlier: the better way would be to start a
- mailing list which, if traffic warrants it, could then easily be converted
- into a newsgroup. Just remember, please, that an existing Anne Rice
- mailing list (manager was a US lady named Nicole or Nicolette) was closed
- down sometime in the mid of last year for * lack of traffic *.
- I just feel that the alt.hierarchy is clogged up enough already.
-
- Greetings, Alexander Eichener <c96@vm.urz.uni-heidelberg.de>
-