Re: Proposed group addition

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 --Steve  (apple2pd@ground.ecn.uiowa.edu) wrote:                                  
 
>I am feeling old today.  In the earlier days of Usenet, this group was
>"comp.sys.apple".  In the early 90's it was voted to be renamed
>"comp.sys.apple2" to distinguish itself from "comp.sys.mac".  Then the
>other csa2.* groups were voted in at some point in time.  By now I think
>we have demonstrated that Mac users need us whether we call ourselves csa
>or csa2 or comp.sys.apple.abandoned.apple2 .  The Mac people need us
>because they don't help each other, or they are clueless (just joking).  
>I can tolerate AppleIII and Lisa posts.  At least Newton people haven't   
>come to us for help.  And a name won't keep Mac questions away.        
 
                                                                   
 >$0.02                                                                  
 
I'm not disatisfied with the way things are.  I generally don't 
have a problem with most non-A2 posts.  If someone can answer 
and redirect the person to the appropriate board, then that's a 
good response.  Everybody has to start somewhere.  I think the 
people attracted to the early Apples are a cut above the general 
computer user.  Being a user friendly computer might be the clue 
to why that's so.  
 
As change has occurred there is a transistion between platforms and 
across platforms.  Software upgrades and all the glitches that come
from change don't respect the boundaries of a groups name.  
 
I posted to the IBM group for help with finding a longer cable 
for the pc floppys. Nary a reply from anyone.  There was a lot of 
activity on that board.  I read posts to see who was there and 
what was being said.  Seemed to be a bunch of knowledgeable folks.  
Not willing to mix with someone a bit different than they I guess.   Appreciated getting a reply from this board.  Only one but that was 
all I needed.
 
Sandy