Re: uk.rec.gps anyone?

In message <[email hidden]>, Derek.Moody
<[email hidden]> writes

Quoted message said:

In article <[email hidden]>, Dave Fawthrop

URL: said:

How about a new newsgroup uk.rec.gps? To cover all recreational uses of
GPS, walking, sailing, car navigation, geocaching.

Well, it might get rid of them but in general I reckon it's better to keep
such posts on main-line groups where others can counsel against. If you
-rely- on GPS you are already lost. So I vote NO.

How about uk.rec.mapandcompass4mecosgpsenouragespeopletofalldowncliffs
then?

--
Martin Richardson
239/284 Munros - 15% to go 34/34 'Furths' & 439/439 Nuttalls - 0% to go
42/89 Donalds - 53% to go 0/? Himalayans - 100% to go
442/1552 Marilyns - 72% to go

Derek.Moody said:

Quoted message said:

How about a new newsgroup uk.rec.gps?

Quoted message said:

Well, it might get rid of them

Won't get rid of me. I wouldn't subscribe to it.

Quoted message said:

but in general I reckon it's better to
keep such posts on main-line groups where others can counsel against.

A good point. It would be no fun having no compass users to argue with!
:-)

Paul
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Martin Richardson said:

In message <[email hidden]>, Derek.Moody
<[email hidden]> writes

Quoted message said:

In article <[email hidden]>, Dave Fawthrop

URL: said:

How about a new newsgroup uk.rec.gps? To cover all recreational uses of
GPS, walking, sailing, car navigation, geocaching.

Well, it might get rid of them but in general I reckon it's better to keep
such posts on main-line groups where others can counsel against. If you
-rely- on GPS you are already lost. So I vote NO.

How about uk.rec.mapandcompass4mecosgpsenouragespeopletofalldowncliffs
then?

I think there's a limit to the length of a name and a group name can't
contain numerals.

C L Imber said:

On Tue, 27 Jul 2004 20:00:46 +0100, Martin Richardson
<[email hidden]> wrote:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

How about uk.rec.mapandcompass4mecosgpsenouragespeopletofalldowncliffs
then?

I think there's a limit to the length of a name and a group name can't
contain numerals.

I doubt it.

What about this one?

alt.2eggs.sausage.beans.tomatoes.2toast.largetea.cheerslove
--
Phil Cook looking north over the park to the "Westminster Gasworks"

Phil Cook said:

C L Imber said:

On Tue, 27 Jul 2004 20:00:46 +0100, Martin Richardson
<[email hidden]> wrote:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

How about uk.rec.mapandcompass4mecosgpsenouragespeopletofalldowncliffs
then?

I think there's a limit to the length of a name and a group name can't
contain numerals.

I doubt it.

What about this one?

alt.2eggs.sausage.beans.tomatoes.2toast.largetea.cheerslove

go4it then.

In message <[email hidden]>, C L Imber
<[email hidden]> writes

Quoted message said:

Phil Cook said:

C L Imber said:

On Tue, 27 Jul 2004 20:00:46 +0100, Martin Richardson
<[email hidden]> wrote:

Quoted message said:

>How about uk.rec.mapandcompass4mecosgpsenouragespeopletofalldowncliffs
>then?

I think there's a limit to the length of a name and a group name can't
contain numerals.

I doubt it.

What about this one?

alt.2eggs.sausage.beans.tomatoes.2toast.largetea.cheerslove

go4it then.

I'll have to do a spellcheck first though - there is a missing 'c'.

--
Martin Richardson
239/284 Munros - 15% to go 34/34 'Furths' & 439/439 Nuttalls - 0% to go
42/89 Donalds - 53% to go 0/? Himalayans - 100% to go
442/1552 Marilyns - 72% to go

On Tue, 27 Jul 2004 23:40:53 +0100, C L Imber
<[email hidden]> wrote:

| On Tue, 27 Jul 2004 20:00:46 +0100, Martin Richardson
| <[email hidden]> wrote:
|
| >In message <[email hidden]>, Derek.Moody
| ><[email hidden]> writes
| >>In article <[email hidden]>, Dave Fawthrop
| >><URL:[email hidden]> wrote:
| >>
| >>> How about a new newsgroup uk.rec.gps? To cover all recreational uses of
| >>> GPS, walking, sailing, car navigation, geocaching.
| >>
| >>Well, it might get rid of them but in general I reckon it's better to keep
| >>such posts on main-line groups where others can counsel against. If you
| >>-rely- on GPS you are already lost. So I vote NO.
| >>
| >How about uk.rec.mapandcompass4mecosgpsenouragespeopletofalldowncliffs
| >then?
|
| I think there's a limit to the length of a name and a group name can't
| contain numerals.

IIRC 128 chars including the short description of the group.

Dave F