[GeoStL] Re: Anyone seen a geocaching newsgroup?
- From: Eric & Dayna East <lichanura@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 26 Jan 2003 07:19:55 -0600
John,
You're right, there has been A LOT of general banter lately & I am
guilty myself.
I'll try to stay on topic...
Eric
John Kinder wrote:
> I'm looking for a Geocaching newsgroup. Anyone know where I can find
> one? Seriously, there has been a striking shift recently from
> geocahing related topics to general banter about everything under the
> sun. Maybe this is a side effect of too much cold weather and snow to
> get out and hunt for caches! Now I realize this is a "community" of
> sorts, and I suppose the community will take itself in whatever
> direction the majority takes it, but it sure seems to me that
> geocaching ought to be a major part of it! So, I thought I'd pass
> along some ideas/suggestions: a) There is set of SLAGA Newsgroup
> guidelines at http://www.geostl.com/SLAGAAbout/Guidelines.html. Might
> be worth a read. b) There are numerous "newsgroup etiquette" guides as
> well (search for those words at google, etc.). Anyone not familiar
> with these might want to take a quick look. c) Maybe some of the
> off-topic banter between individuals can be handled with a personal
> email reply rather than a reply to the whole community. Anyway, just
> wanted to pass on my thoughts. This isn't anyone's newsgroup, its
> everyone's newsgroup. It will be what we make of it. John
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