From: zappa@msus1.msus.edu
Newsgroups: alt.config,alt.tv.twin-peaks
Subject: Re: Proposal for new alt group: alt.fan.david-lynchmenu
Date: 21 Jan 93 08:45:22 -0600
Reply-To: all
Organization: Minnesota State University System

In article <C164xE.5H0@panix.com>, jhawk@panix.com (John Hawkinson) writes:
> In <9302021.28548@mulga.cs.mu.OZ.AU> schuller@mullauna.cs.mu.OZ.AU (Wayne Schuller) writes:
> 
>>I really arent sure if I am going about this the right way but....
> 
> You really aren't. Though you may or may not have been around for it,
> this has been discussed in the past in alt.tv.twin-peaks. I'm cross
> posting this article to alt.tv.twin-peaks, because this essentially
> concerns only that group and most of those people don't read alt.config,
> and shouldn't be expected to.
> 
>>At the moment, the twin-peaks newsgroup (cant remember its full
>>name),
> 
> alt.tv.twin-peaks
> 
>>has become a forum for fans of David Lynch to discuss many of his
>>other works.  Seeing that David Lynch was not the only person who
>>helped make twin-peaks, it is not exactly a good group for fans to
>>discuss Lynchs other films, music he has produced, videos he has
>>released and many other works.  Many ppls except Lynch as a talented
>>director/producer/writer/musician and there is no group where fans
>>can discuss all his works.  It should be decided as to whether this
>>group could be seen as a replacement to the twin-peaks group, or an
>>addition.  Although there are still regular twin-peaks related
>>questions, they are not relatively huge in frequency, and much of the
>>group seems to be now centred around david-lynch, hence the need for
>>a change of name, or addition of alt.fan.david-lynch.
> 
> Just about anybody who knows anything about David Lynch is quite familiar
> with Twin Peaks. The newsgroup alt.tv.twin-peaks is not a particularly
> high traffic one, but yes, the majority of postings in it are about
> twin peaks (primarily because it is Lynch's most recent work, excluding
> On The Air). Just because the group may have a lot to do with David Lynch
> doesn't automatically mean that it has to be renamed (as you seem to
> assume in your last sentence of the above paragraph). By adding an
> alt.fan.david-lynch, not only would it fragment the alt.tv.twin-peaks
> newsgroup unnecessarily (with people crossposting stuff this way and
> that), but the alt.fan heirarchy isn't exactly the most desirable
> type of namespace (this could be argued). If you were to suggest
> rmgrouping alt.tv.twin-peaks then your proposal would make sense, however
> that's not possible or feasable because many sites never honor rmgroups
> for alt, and furthermore assholes like Bruce Becker send newgroups for
> every rmgrouped group.
> 
>>I am not sure if i am going about this the right way, so no mega
>>flames please.
> 
> In general, it's probably a good idea to consult with the consituents of
> a group before (or simultaneously with) suggesting a change that effects
> them. You should probably have posted to a.tv.t-p before posting this,
> but you CERTAINLY should have cross posted your article to it. (this
> is only a micro-flame, not a mega flame. :-) ).
> 
> --
> John Hawkinson
> jhawk@panix.com
I, for one, vote for the new newsgroup.

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