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   Edward Cowling London UK to euclid@NOSPAMTHANKSshaw.ca   
   Re: Proposal uk.media.tv.red-dwarf   
   03 Feb 08 10:48:37   
   
   XPost: uk.media.tv.misc   
   From: edward@genghis0.demon.co.uk   
      
   In message , Steve B   
    writes   
   >On Sun, 03 Feb 2008 09:03:10 +1000, Xam  wrote:   
   >   
   >   
   >   
   >>There are 6 RD newsgroups already. Granted, they are all alt groups.   
   >>But ATRD is the only one that anybody actually posts to.  You could try   
   >>starting a google group maybe.  Not that many people these days, in my   
   >>experience, know about usenet.  But I agree with Col, I think it would   
   >>just split an already small group.   
   >   
   >The timing of this is a bit strange.  RD has been dormant for nearly   
   >10 years, so I'm having a hard time understanding why a new group is   
   >being proposed considering how dormant not only ATVRD is, but also the   
   >discussion boards on the official site.   
   >   
      
   They need somewhere to fight & squabble. Let them have the group, it'll   
   stop them mugging old ladies & shop lifting :-)   
      
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