Re: [Paddlewise] Demise of Rec.Boats.Paddle

> From: Dave Kruger <dkruger_at_seasurf.com>

> 
> This is probably not news for many readers of this list, but perhaps the
> eulogies may now begin.

I've seen it.  It is really unfortunate because it used to be a great
place for sea kayakers to hang out on the net.

> There has been a short discussion over on r.b.p. bemoaning the dearth of
> sea kayaking-related postings, and a dramatic decrease in their quality
> over the last year or so.  OTOH, the WW-component of r.b.p. seems to be
> very active and as healthy as can be expected.

r.b.p. deteriorated in the last year for sea kayakers to the point there
was hardly any point in looking at it.   It seemd most of the sea kayakers
migrated to lists because of the fracas.

> I posted a brief mention that lists like this one were now filling the
> need formerly served by r.b.p.  The result was many folks emailed me
> directly requesting subscription information.  I've been sending out
> subscription info for both Paddlewise and Wave~Length, filtering obvious
> kooks.
>
> It will be interesting to see what happens over on r.b.p.
> 
> BTW, I did NOT post subscription info on r.b.p. -- I make 'em email me
> to get it.  Damn spam!

I would say it is ok to give subscription info on the newsgroup for
PaddleWise.  I've done that for GASP without problem.  We have some
pretty good deterrents working to prevent spamming of PaddleWise.  :-)

Cheers,

Jackie


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