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Re: Creation of MGs Newsgroup?

To: aramm@concentric.net
Subject: Re: Creation of MGs Newsgroup?
From: mgb.roadster@juno.com (Larry A Hoy)
Date: Tue, 27 Jan 1998 20:49:43 -0700
Andy, maybe I'm missing something here but what would be the advantage of
a Newsgroup over this list?  Seems to me two types of lists does not
improve communications between enthusiasts.  But hey, I'm not sure I even
know what a newsgroup is!

Larry Hoy (MGB.Roadster@juno.com)
Denver, CO USA
1969 MGB Roadster
1987 Jaguar XJ6 Vanden Plas
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On Tue, 27 Jan 1998 13:01:21 -0800 Andy Ramm <aramm@concentric.net>
writes:
>I've been thinking of proposing an MGs usenet
>group to augment the listserv we have here.  This
>listserv is incredibly valuable.  For me,
>mgs@autox.team.net is a daily ritual.  However,
>there may be listers for whom a usenet group is
>more convenient, or those MG owners on the net
>that do not know about team.net that might also
>benefit from a newsgroup.
>
>I'd like to know what people think before
>proceeding, so please give me your feedback.  If
>list members think that an MGs usenet group would
>be detrimental to the list, I absolutely won't
>begin the process.  
>
>I'm hoping the cross-pollination of a listserv and
>a newsgroup would be a positive thing.  If anyone
>has a historic perspective about what has been
>done in the past, I'd like to know about that too.
>
>Second, should I do a complete proposal for
>something like rec.autos.mg, or should I short
>circuit that and create an alt.mgs list?  Again,
>I'll do nothing without consulting this list
>first.
>
>All comments are welcome!
>
>Cheers,
>
>Andy
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>
>
>Andy Ramm
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