To get a rec group, we would have to put it up for a vote on usenet. I now throw the issue out for discussion on the mailing list. Assume there would be a gateway between a rec group and the existing newsgroup, so you can still get the information if you don't have news access. BTW, we currently have 109 people on the mailing list. We have been around that number for several months now.
Some people join, and some quit or get dropped for bouncing messages.
If everyone on the list voted yes, we could stand 9 no votes from elsewhere.