RE: Why not a newsgroup?

[steveb@newkla.kla.com (Steven Buchholz)]

On Tue, 26 Sep 1995, Bob D'Amato wrote:
>
> On Tue, 26 Sep 1995, Robert Phillips wrote:
> 
> > On Tue, 26 Sep 1995, LeDuc, Eugene A. wrote:
> > 
> > > While I agree that a newsgroup would increase the noise... a moderated group 
> > > would give us the best of both worlds (IMHO) but who would moderate??? a 
> > > large job no doubt!!!
> > 
> > Moderated group hell!  We're not that big that we need someone to look 
> > after us.  I mean, we're adults here right?
> 
> Ummm... can you define Adults?? Im not sure I qualify yet... Im the right 
> age, but....!
> 
I think the moderated list proposal was for the usenet group that was pro-
posed.  It is interesting to note that a very similar thread is running on 
the BMW motorcycle list.  It sounds like they will decide to keep the major-
domo style list and add a moderated usenet list.  Somehow the two will be 
tied together ... I don't know the details.  I don't want to sound like the 
Church Lady, but in a way I like the informal way that I found out about 
the quattro list.  I posted a request for information from r.a.vw and some-
one told me about the list.  I don't have time to even look at the usenet 
any more.  I'd like to think that we are interested in more than just spam-
ming, getting our "electronic DNA" spread around the world.  I subscribe 
to the quattro list to get information for myself from those on the list 
who have tried things I'd like to try and done things I'd like to do; as 
well as to provide whatever assistance I can to the rest of the list.  I'm
concerned that the quattro list would lose utility to me if it were con-
verted to a usenet group and I seriously doubt I would have time to keep
as close tabs on what was posted.  Before I found quattro I did get useful 
info from r.a.vw, but it took a lot more work.  Maybe that wouldn't happen 
with r.a.m.audi (or whatever) and maybe I'm just an old fart that is afraid
of change.  Who knows?

Steve Buchholz
s_buchho@kla.com
San Jose, CA (USA)

... still thinking it's probably a bad idea ...