Re: Where is everyone?

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Richard Crowley

Guest
Re: Where is everyone?

"Richard Crowley" wrote...
> "David Saur" wrote ...
>> OK, now that the newsgroup exists, where are all the
>> people just dying to talk about iPods in a Big-8 newsgroup?
>
> I was wondering about that myself. It just showed up here on
> Supernews, but who knows how long it as actually been around?

This newsgroup, along with 15 others was apparently created
a week or two ago as an experiment "bulk creation of obvious
newsgroups:" At least this appears to be the explanation
according to discussion in news:news.announce.newgroups
 


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Kathy Morgan

Guest
Re: Where is everyone?

Richard Crowley <rcrowley@xp7rt.net> wrote:

> "Richard Crowley" wrote...
> > "David Saur" wrote ...
> >> OK, now that the newsgroup exists, where are all the
> >> people just dying to talk about iPods in a Big-8 newsgroup?
> >
> > I was wondering about that myself. It just showed up here on
> > Supernews, but who knows how long it as actually been around?
>
> This newsgroup, along with 15 others was apparently created
> a week or two ago as an experiment "bulk creation of obvious
> newsgroups:" At least this appears to be the explanation
> according to discussion in news:news.announce.newgroups

Actually, it hasn't been even that long; the first control message to
create this group was posted on the 12th.

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