Re: Big Apple Users Group 8.23.1999: Pizza SIG

[CUTblakeney@home.com (Jeff Blakeney)]

On Mon, 16 Aug 1999 04:22:04 -0500, Rubywand <rubywand@swbell.net>
wrote:

>     Disagree. While a posting to Csa2-usergroups is a good idea, a posting to
>Csa2 main is perfectly in order. The plain truth is that many Apple II users
>read only this newsgroup on any kind of regular basis.

Okay, you are entitled to that opinion.  But the fact remains that the
comp.sys.apple2.usergroups newsgroup was created as a place for the
user group related messages; both to make them easier to find and to
reduce the traffic on comp.sys.apple2 to a reasonable rate.

The traffic may not be as high as it used to be but I see no reason to
abandon the organization we have simply because a few people are only
subscribing to comp.sys.apple2.

If they want Apple II user group related messages, I highly suggest
they subscribe to comp.sys.apple2.newsgroups as many of the messages
that have been posted there in the past, and even today, do not get
cross posted to other newsgroups.

Personally, I subscribe to the following:

     comp.binaries.apple2
     comp.sys.apple2
     comp.sys.apple2.comm
     comp.sys.apple2.gno
     comp.sys.apple2.marketplace
     comp.sys.apple2.programmer
     comp.sys.apple2.usergroups

I also am subscribed to the alt.emulator.ibmpc.apple2 and
comp.emulators.apple2.  The first is pretty much dead and the second I
don't participate in very much.

>     If you want to 'get the word out' about some event or want the best shot
>at getting an answer to an Apple II question, including comp.sys.apple2 in your
>posting list makes good sense and should be encouraged.

If the event isn't a user group related one, or is open to the general
public, or if your question isn't related to user groups,
communications, GNO/ME, buying/selling stuff or programming, or isn't
a binary then posting to comp.sys.apple2 is usually appropriate.

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