From: Xam@Xam.Xam   
      
   Steve B wrote:   
   > On Sun, 3 Feb 2008 07:05:02 -0000, "Col"    
   > wrote:   
   >   
   >    
   >   
   >> The series 8 one was created by Tafka at the time in order to avoid   
   >> spoilers but I don't know the history behind the others.   
   >> I have a vague recollection they were created even before my time   
   >> when somebody storms off the group after a flame war, vowing to   
   >> set up their own group....   
   >>   
   >> However they quickly become deader than corduroy....   
   >   
   > A search of Google Groups would reveal the entire story, but   
   > alt.tv.red-dwarf.discussion was created after such a war as was   
   > alt.tv.red-dwarf.moderated.   
   >   
   > I forget the guy's name right now, but most of the splinter groups   
   > were all started by one guy after he soured on the old-skool ATVRD   
   > experience.   
   >   
   > I can't believe I've been around long enough to have witness the   
   > creation of all these off-shoot groups!   
   >   
      
   I was wondering about all those other groups myself.  But I should have   
   guessed it was something like that.  I've seen it happen before.  As you   
   point out, it's usually due to trolls or faction wars, that moderated   
   groups get set up.   
      
   But there does seam to be a hell of a lot of them.  So what about .fans   
   and .fans-only? Some dispute about matter paddles perhaps? (-:   
      
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