Re: [Paddlewise] New USENET rec.boat.paddle subgroups proposed

From: Jackie Fenton <jackie_at_intelenet.net>
Date: Wed, 12 May 1999 20:32:53 -0700 (PDT)
From: bob_at_intelenet.net (Bob Myers)

> Yi!
> 
> Not this again!
> 
> Well, actually I've always felt that it was just a matter of time.
> 
> I tried to create rec.boats.paddle.seakayak back in about 1995, but
> the time wasn't right for a split then.  Most of the actual contributors
> to the newsgroup, including sea kayakers, were against the split then, 
> and the supporters were mostly lurkers to whom it "sounded like a good idea".
> I gave up on the idea when I realized this.

I was one of those against it at the time.  But I must say, it has been
a very long time since I have regularly read the newsgroup.  I would
support a split now.  The flavor of the group changed when Tim Ingram 
chased off all the seakayakers with his "sponson blitzkrieg."  

> Good luck! I haven't read r.b.p in ages now, so I no longer have any
> opinion on this particular split.

Understandable.  There are probably many that think the same way.

However, it might be worth a shot.... :-)

Jackie (glad to see they aren't considering rec.boats.paddle.flatwater)
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