More about the history of ARBR

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Found this thread:

groups.google.comgroupsOpen ↗
.com&rnum=5&prev=/groups%3Fq%3Drecumbent%2Bgroup:rec.bicycles.racing%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26ie%3DUTF-
8%26group%3Drec.bicycles.racing%26selm%3Dcycleam-
2403971316050001%2540kelp248.cruzio.com%26rnum%3D5

Seems there has been enough bent discussion at RBR. A more recent example:

groups.google.comgroupsOpen ↗
yh6.84774%24B6.20811753%40news1.rdc1.md.home.com&rnum=1&prev=/groups%3Fhl%3Den%26lr%3D%26ie%3DISO-
8859-1%26q%3Drecumbent%26btnG%3DGoogle%2BSearch%26meta%3Dgroup%253Drec.bicycles.racing

As can deduced from example number 2, Martin Kreig was(is?) an inveterate cross-poster that stirred
up lots of flame wars. In spite of his efforts to 'found' this NG, his cross-posting habits acquired
for him a permanent position in my Bozo-Bin.
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Cletus D. Lee Bacchetta Giro Lightning Voyager clee.orgclee.orgOpen ↗
- Bellaire, TX USA -

Original proposal:
groups.google.comgroupsOpen ↗

Original control message for the creation of the group (23 Apr 1997):
ftp://ftp.isc.org/pub/usenet/control/alt/alt.rec.bicycles.recumbent.gz

First non-spam message posted to arbr: groups.google.comgroupsOpen ↗
02.dialip.mich.com

Joao "slow day at work" de Souza

We don't limit infestations to just the racing group. Sometimes the
rec.bicycles.misc group is graced with our presence:

groups.google.comgroupsOpen ↗
8&threadm=3C213DC7.344D26FB%40cc.ysu.edu&rnum=1&prev=/groups%3Fq%3Ddynamic%2Bcycling%26ie%3DISO-
8859-1%26hl%3Den%26btnG%3DGoogle%2BSearch

We seem to be universally loved by our cycling brethren.

Cheers, Derek

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As can deduced from example number 2, Martin Kreig was(is?) an inveterate cross-poster that
stirred up lots of flame wars. In spite of his efforts to 'found' this NG, his cross-posting
habits acquired for him a permanent position in my Bozo-Bin.

I do agree that cross-posting is the pits. The problem with it is that you have to broaden your
focus to take in another mostly alien group but you are bound to be misunderstood and so the flaming
begins without anyone even being on the same page. It is better to have our little flame wars among
ourselves where there is at least a common understood interest. Cross-posting is always a mess and
there is thankfully very little of it here on ARBR of late.

Ed Dolan - Minnesota

Quoted message said:

... Seems there has been enough bent discussion at RBR. A more recent example:

groups.google.comgroupsOpen ↗
yh6.84774%24B6.20811753%40news1.rdc1.md.home.com&rnum=1&prev=/groups%3Fhl%3Den%26lr%3D%26ie%3DISO-
8859-1%26q%3Drecumbent%26btnG%3DGoogle%2BSearch%26meta%3Dgroup%253Drec.bicycles.racing

I thought that discussion was rather interesting and was disappointed when it ended. 😉

Tom Sherman - Planet Earth

Obviously the original intent was to add the NG to rec:

groups.google.comgroupsOpen ↗
100.cruzio.com&rnum=2&prev=/groups%3Fhl%3Den%26lr%3D%26ie%3DISO-8859-
1%26q%3DRFD%26btnG%3DGoogle%2BSearch%26meta%3Dgroup%253Dalt.rec.bicycles.recumbent

Probably it failed flat on its face because once this group was in place, not many people
really cared.

About adding groups, found this post too by Joao de Souza:

groups.google.comgroupsOpen ↗
8&threadm=3F883155.1020908%40TRASHsonic.net&rnum=5&prev=/groups%3Fhl%3Den%26lr%3D%26ie%3DISO-8859-
1%26q%3DRFD%26btnG%3DGoogle%2BSearch%26meta%3Dgroup%253Dalt.rec.bicycles.recumbent

Could also have a look at the relevant RFCs and what other sites have on the issue, when I find
the time...

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Risto Varanka | helsinki.fi~rvarankaOpen ↗ [email hidden]