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New usenet group proposal: sci.energy.biofuel.*
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... On Jun 24, 6:37 am, Sevenhundred Elves wrote: On Fri, 20 Jun 2008 08:37:21 -0700 (PDT), " There has been a lot of Interest in biofuels spread out over many different groups lately. As a subscriber to this group, I hope you'll assist me in creating a proper set of forums for these topics. sci.energy.biofuel.* is a new hierarchy that is being discussed in news.groups.proposals. Why the hell do you need more than one ****ing group? Please support this initiative by posting a few positive words to the current thread. **** off and die. Thanks in advance! I'm against it. I'm not dead set against it like I'll vigorously oppose it, but I do think sci.energy is large enough to contain discussions of biofuel, and I have a hunch that most posters to sci.energy find biofuels interesting at the moment and like to discuss them right here. But if there was a separate newsgroup for biofuels only, I'm not sure I'd find it interesting enough to seek it out. Too narrow, you see. If you had proposed something at least a little broader, like "sci.energy.fuel" I would have been more positive. Comparisons of fossil fuels and biofuel are interesting, but a name like "sci.energy.biofuel" might not attract those who would take a stand against biofuel, thus discussions would be one-sided. Fuel is still very much on topic for sci.energy. The hierarchy included groups for engineering chemistry, advocacy, and agriculture. The charters were intended to provide a location for collaboration for these disciplines as they relate to biofuels, not a place to discuss fuel in general. So discussing an engine, or titration, or soil chemistry would be on topic, but the good/bad of biofuels would have definitely been off topic. If you want a hierarchy, here's a logical one: sci.energy .fuel ..bio ..hydrogen ..fossil ..water-lunatics But it is a moot point. The big-8 board has quashed the initiative. Good for them. |
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