Re: Sarah McLachlan

[WretchAwry <vickie@pilot.njin.net>]

(I know people in fte are sick of this discussion, but I have to get
involved yet again.  I promise though, there are no flames here)

David Dalton wrote:

> A recent attempt to form an alt.music.* group for the discussion of
> Sarah McLachlan's music failed since it was improperly formatted.
> Before we try again, it would be good to demonstrate some 
> traffic related to Sarah McLachlan in the more general groups
> in which her name has cropped up, TO WHICH I HAVE SET THE
> "Followup-To:" LINE.   So if you are interested in a separate
> McLachlan newsgroup or simply want to share your personal experiences
> with her music or find out more about it, join in this thread.
> If traffic is low, we won't bother with the newsgroup attempt.

Wait...hold on!  This is not a flame, but this post is another indication
that some people don't understand the newsgroup process.  Nothing
personal David, but you're one of them.  The problem is not about
*getting* a Sarah newsgroup, because:

THERE ALREADY *ARE* *** 2 (two) *** SARAH NEWSGROUPS.   

I'm not yelling at you David...I just use caps to make a big point.

Floating around the net are:

alt.music.sarah_mclachlan
and
alt.music.s-mclachlan

They both exist, and have been picked up by at least some systems.  As
soon as they're created, they exist forever and ever, amen.  The *problem*
was that they were created without sufficient discussion in alt.config,
which means that a majority of systems did not pick them up. 

There's no way we can go for a 3rd alt newsgroup.  The best we can hope
for is to try and get alt.music.s-mclachlan wider propogation.  You're
on the right track David, all you have to do is give up the idea that
we can get *another* newsgroup (you suggested alt.music.sar-mclachlan,
but it's too late for that).  Later, maybe, we can try for a rec.music
group, but it's way too early and we need lots of talk in the mailing
list first.

Again, you're on the right track, but please learn the ways of alt.config
and newsgroup creation/propogation before you go any further.

Vickie

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