Teapot group...

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George,

Put it on UseNet so everyone can play.

Michael The teapot maker and collector

That's easier said than done, Michael. If he does it in alt, which is fairly simple, it will be very poorly propagated. If he wants to do it in rec, he will have to go through the "new newsgroup" RFD and voting procedure, which takes a long time and a fair bit of effort. The Google group is a fairly attractive alternative, and I believe anybody can in fact play if they just sign up on Google.

Randy

getting stuff on usenet is a nightmare. which is both good and bad.

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Randy,

I thought setting up a new newsgroup was a simple thing. What do I know. Thanks for the information. While we're on it, I'm confused by Google Groups as opposed to the Listserves now run by Yahoo, etc. I belong to several MailLists (Listserves, or whatever you call them). Some are run from universities around the world, some are Yahoo, others are professional and private, like the old bulletin boards, I guess. How are Google Groups different from Yahoo groups (eg, TeaMail)?

Also, I guess I just like the democracy implicit on usenet, although some of the newsgroups I participated in in the past are spammed to death. Also, I'm sorry to see big operations like Google and Yahoo taking over these groups. Slowly everything opens to commercial venture and advertising. In all this, I agree with Jim.

I'm happily drinking Meng Hai Mini Beeng Cha Pu'erh from Silk Road Teas.

Michael

Michael

Michael

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Yeah, so Randy said. Nothing's simple, is it?

Michael

I have less than 100% confidence here, but I believe that the Google Group that was set up for teapots is a "bulletin board" type just like Usenet. It sounds like you were on a Yahoo mailing list, which is of course a different type. Yahoo also has bulletin board types of groups.

Well, yes I do agree here. I was involved in Usenet in the very early days - way back in 1989! Having it very open and public is a great asset. But, as you point out, some groups then just sink to the "lowest common denominator".

-- Randy (if replying by e-mail, remove SPAMFREE and DeLeTe from my address) Current book recommendation: BLUE LIKE JAZZ