Newsgroup: it.comp.console.playstation
Titolo: new DW forum on Egroups.com

Hi.  A friend of mine has started a new mailing list on Egroups.com called 
Whovians for the discussion of DW.  Now, I know this mailing list already 
exists for that purpose, but by signing up to his forum it also means we 
have the ability for free, live group chat, or even one on one chat, via 
voice with a free talk client.  To subscribe, send email to
whovians-...@egroups.com
or go to
www.egroups.com
and find the forum called Whovians.  Take care.
                     Godspeed,
        David Goldfield
--
Posted from 
shed.pipex.net
 [158.43.128.176]
via Mailgate.ORG Server - 
http://www.mailgate.org

Alright! Everybody unsubscribe from this list!
Only joking Chuck
Ha Ha Ha
Bricey
Get your free customized E-mail from 
http://gmail.garfield.com
 !


 voice with a free talk client.
I don't want to put down your friend's idea, but don't we have enough DW
lists? Personally, I'm on Who Ink, Jade Pagoda, DrWho-l, Allen Road,
#DrWhoChat and a few others... and I think consolidation, not expansion, is
the name of the game. Jade Pagoda and DrWho-l could be consolidated rather
easily, for starters, but thost's something for another post.
So... what will the new list offer? From your description it appears to be
"chat". Well, those of us who are social enough to chat, choose to do so on
#drwhochat on Dalnet.
In short, perhaps your friend would be better-off trying to consolidate some
existing groups into this new service (if it really is so good), rather than
trying to further fragment an already fragmented situation?
RI


Nobody said you had to join it.


 Nobody said you had to join it.
Indeed they didn't -- but I think that's a rather glib -- and unnecessary --
reply. Possibly because you were hurt by my suggestion that the world
doesn't need another DW list, but it's true.
Why not take why I wrote & use it constructively? If you read it through,
you'll find some good suggestions for your friend.


It is not my friend or my list. I was just responding to the thread. If the
guy wants to create a list that is just fine by me. That does not mean I am
going to join it or not join it, but it is his right to create it if he
wishes. Personally this is the only list I read and even it is more than
enough for me as I have many other things to do. Not trying to pick a fight
with you, just telling it like I see it. :)


 with you, just telling it like I see it. :)
I understand perfectly what you mean -- and apologies for mistaking you for
the original poster. I'm not trying to pick a fight, either.
Basically, my stance is that while *anyone* has the right to do *whatever*
they want on the Net, when someone posts a
thought/idea/proposal/treaty/ultimatum to a discussion group, they're gonna
have to expect people to *discuss* it. That's the nature of discussion
groups after all.
Last time I looked, these lists weren't just for advertisements where the
audience remains mute.
So, your reply kinda came from left field. "You don't have to join it" --
yes, I know very well I don't have to join it -- what I'm trying to do is
discuss why it mightn't be the most intelligent plan in the world for this
person to undertake... but if they are still so keen on doing so, I was
offering suggestions for ways to go about it.
Gotta love *discussion* groups ;)


RI
                     Godspeed,
        David Goldfield


 there a live voice chat area?
No, no live chat that I know of, although I have been messing with the
concept via the Web for a few years in non-DW circles & think it's pretty
fun.
I guess -- playing Devil's advocate again -- that a lot of us are spread
over *many* different timezones, so meeting-up is a problem. Aside from
that, it could attract a small following. I say "small", knowing how much
attention the IRC channels get (ie: not much), and would expect a live chat
scenario to attract less people than IRC.
RI


In a message dated 12/26/99 1:30:32 AM, 
r...@policebox.com
 writes:
<<I say "small", knowing how much attention the IRC channels get (ie: not 
much), and would expect a live chat scenario to attract less people than 
IRC.>>
#drwhochat on dalnet has a "regular" group of about 50 people who show up 
either regularly or occasionally (although there's usually only about 5-15 
people there at any one time), but it's not like we're exclusionary or 
anything. Just download an IRC client and join the fun!
Tom Beck
