XPost: rec.music.makers.bowed-strings   
   From: pg@pgcommunication.com   
      
   Mike Fontenot  wrote:   
      
   > I'm surprised that I've never been able to find a newsgroup   
   > entirely devoted to playing the fiddle.   
      
   Generally speaking, the formula for creating a group that's a flop is for   
   someone to say, "Gee, I think we should have a ____ group," then create   
   it and hope people come.   
      
   Generally speaking, the formula for creating a successful, vibrant group   
   is for someone to notice, "Gee, the discussions about ____ have been   
   overwhelming this group," then create a new group to accommodate the   
   existing demand.   
      
   There isn't a fiddling newsgroup because there hasn't been enough demand   
   (as evidenced by message traffic) to merit one.  There have been plenty   
   of discussions about fiddling here in rec.music.makers.bowed-strings, but   
   those discussions haven't been extensive enough to motivate folks to   
   split them off into their own group.  And as others have pointed out,   
   some of the best discussion has come from cross-pollination between   
   players from different traditions.  You're welcome to discuss fiddling   
   here whenever you want!   
      
   This principle of demand-driven group creation is explicated at   
     http://www.big-8.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=policies:rfd#traffic_analysis   
      
   I'm convinced this principle applies to all sorts of groups: newsgroups,   
   web forums, churches, hobby clubs...   
      
   Paul   
      
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