Is this newsgroup dying?

I've been hanging around here for right at 6 years & it's always been
full of OT BS. Sometimes it just ain't worth dropping in. Dying? It's
either one slow death or it's been dead for years.

Subject: Is this newsgroup dying?
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Date: 2/5/04 5:20 PM Pacific Standard Time
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I've been hanging around here for right at 6 years & it's always been
full of OT BS. Sometimes it just ain't worth dropping in. Dying? It's
either one slow death or it's been dead for years.



It hasn't been dead for years. It has just been in a Coma.


Arthur Kramer
344th BG 494th BS
England, France, Belgium, Holland, Germany
Visit my WW II B-26 website at:
http://www.coastcomp.com/artkramer

On Thu, 5 Feb 2004 19:20:23 -0600 (CST), wrote in
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I've been hanging around here for right at 6 years & it's always been
full of OT BS. Sometimes it just ain't worth dropping in. Dying? It's
either one slow death or it's been dead for years.

Perhaps, if one of the regulars of rec.aviation.military took it upon
himself to post the newsgroup charter periodically, the articles might
be a bit more on topic. At least new subscribers would be aware of
what subjects are considered on-topic.

It seems that Mr. Peck has ceased posting this:


Newsgroups: rec.aviation.military
From: (Geoff Peck)
Subject: CHARTER: rec.aviation.military
Message-ID:
Expires: 16 Feb 2002
Organization: The rec.aviation auto-poster


[This message is posted automatically every month.]

The charter of rec.aviation.military is:

************************************************** **************************
* Postings related to military aircraft, both historical, present,
* and rumored; military aircraft technology; military aircraft
* actions and incidents. Not intended to compete with sci.military,
* this group simply provides a legitimate home for the many military
* postings which already exist on rec.aviation.
************************************************** **************************

There are now many separate subgroups on rec.aviation; if the charter
above doesn't match the content of the article you're posting (or
you're following up), please consider one of the other groups as a
more appropriate forum:

rec.aviation.aerobatics Aerobatics and unusual attitude flying
* rec.aviation.announce Events of interest to the aviation
community
* rec.aviation.answers Frequently asked questions about
aviation
rec.aviation.hang-gliding Hang-gliding, paragliding, foot-launched
flight
rec.aviation.homebuilt Selecting, designing, building, and
restoring aircraft
rec.aviation.ifr Flying under Instrument Flight Rules
rec.aviation.marketplace Aviation classifieds
rec.aviation.military Military aircraft of the past, present
and future
rec.aviation.military.naval Discussion of Naval Aviation subjects
rec.aviation.misc Miscellaneous topics in aviation
rec.aviation.owning Information on owning airplanes
rec.aviation.piloting General discussion for aviators
rec.aviation.products Reviews and discussion of products for
pilots
rec.aviation.restoration Forum for debate on aircraft restoration
rec.aviation.rotorcraft Helicopters and other rotary wing
aircraft
rec.aviation.simulators Flight simulation on all levels
rec.aviation.soaring All aspects of sailplanes and
hang-gliders
* rec.aviation.stories Anecdotes of flight experiences
rec.aviation.student Learning to fly
rec.aviation.ultralight Light aircraft in general, all topics
rec.aviation.balloon Hot air and gas balloons and airships
rec.aviation.powerchutes Safety and operation of powered
parachutes

[newsgroups marked by * are moderated groups]

A common question is "what should I do if an article spans the
charters of two or more groups?" The answer is cross-posting. If you
have an article which clearly crosses the boundaries of several
groups, you should post a **single** copy of the article to **all** of
the relevant groups. Don't post separate copies to each group. Most
modern newsreaders will display the article exactly once to the reader
-- in the first group in which it is encountered and read.

If you feel that the replies should be directed to a subset of the
groups to which you are submitting your post, be sure to include a
line of the form "Followup-to: groupname" in the header of your
message. See the header of this message for an example.

If you are replying to a cross-posted article and your reply is
germane to only a subset of the original groups, please ensure that
you check the Newsgroups: line to remove unnecessary groups. If the
reply is germane to all the groups in which the article was originally
posted, try to ensure that all the groups are listed in the
Newsgroups: line. Some older newsreaders cause a reply to go only to
the group which is currently being read.

Use cross-posting sparingly. If an article "90% belongs" in one group
and "10% belongs" in another, post it only to the first group.

Geoff