Ms Leebee > wrote:

> Victor Sack wrote:
> > Ms Leebee > wrote:
> >
> > > But, as I said, with the hemispheres as they are, while the UK and US
> > > people are happily chatting, we are sleeping, and vice-versa. It
> > > makes for convoluted conversation at best.
> >
> > I don't find this argument at all convincing. We are talking of Usenet
> > newsgroups, not IRC with its real-time communications, and delays are in
> > the nature of the beast. One never knows if a reply to a message will
> > appear in a few minutes, a few days, or a few weeks.
>
> I think the ol' replies showing up in a few hours/days etc is very
> archaic.

I think the word you want is "anachronistic".

> My replies show up immediately, as do those of others I commnicate with
> in various other groups.

It appears you understand neither the point I was making, nor the nature
of "real-time" communication. If I'm mistaken in this evaluation,
please correct me. IRC and telephone are real-time, because people have
to be there at the same time to be able communicate with each other.
Snail mail, e-mail and Usenet are not real-time, because people reply at
their own convenience, with no guarantee of immediacy.

Your own reply, which took eight days to appear, is the best
illustration of the above.

If immediate replies are important to you, you ought to consider
creating an IRC channel instead.

> > Again, not a convincing argument; anecdotal evidence rarely is.
>
> Actually, Victor, there *is* a lot of support for this group. I do not
> have time to compile stats, and I doubt anyone would really care if I
> did. Would stats change your mind, rouse your interest, get your
> support ? I think not.

It is very obvious that creating aus.food is of no real importance to
you. Perhaps it would be better to delegate the task of drumming up
support to someone who takes it seriously? Splitting a newsgroup is a
serious matter, in case you are unaware, particularly where rfc is
concerned. A lot of ill-will has been generated by previous attempts to
split it and this is still occasionally noticeable even today.

Victor