Brenda Ann wrote:

SNIP

Some problems with your suggestion:

1) There isn't enough on-topic discussion to make a new newsgroup viable.

I did a check of the threads that I'm seeing and it is roughly 50%
off topic - I sure could live with that loss!

2) Politics is part and parcel of the SWL experience.

To apply the label political to the intolerant, ignorant and
illiberal comments found here and spread like dung through other
radio groups is being somewhat elastic with the English language


3) Some of the most knowledgeable SWL's in this forum, and the ones that
have the most to contribute, are also some of the biggest wasters of
space/bandwidth.

Sometimes the price of having the knowledge just ain't worth it -


4) I seriously doubt anyone wants to take the time to moderate a new
newsgroup. It takes a lot of work and attention to detail.



That's the crux of the matter! It really is a pain just running the
simplest of forums. The best idea would be to run a private news
server such as that at news.grc.com but as you say someone has to
have the time, ability and keenness to do it.

In the meantime the kill file rules


Charlie


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