hi gordon scott, who writes:
 
>As groups like bee-l and sci.agriculture.beekeeping get bigger it is
>inevitable that people leave due to overload. Someone recently wrote
>directly to me asking if there was a UK mailing list because bee-l and
>sci.a.b were very USA oriented.
 
hell, if you just want something local, join your local bee club. i enjoy the
international flavour of newsgroups & lists. we can learn so much from our
nthn hemisphere cousins. besides are these two "sites" THAT big??
 
>Maybe it's time we started considering splitting bee-l and/or sci.a.b
>into context related subgroups.
 
>snip<
 
>sci.agriculture.beekeeping
>    sci.a.b.biology         *
>    sci.a.b.ecology
>    sci.a.b.farming         *
>    sci.a.b.help            *
>    sci.a.b.hive-produce
>    sci.a.b.honey
>    sci.a.b.newbee          *
>    sci.a.b.other-bees
>    sci.a.b.pests
>    sci.a.b.pollination
 
apiculture & all the surrounding subjects are not *that* widely followed
internationally (particularly in tandem with internet connections). in other
words, it's not as big as alt.sex ;-) !!!
 
to use another analogy: it's a bit like television in a small country such as
new zealand. just increasing the number of channels doesn't necessarily make
for better television, or make it easier to know what to watch. u have to
learn to use the channel button wisely - but MOST IMPORTANTLY u have to know
when to use the OFF switch!!!
 
similarly, there are many appropriate filters, and there's always the handy
DELETE button as u go thru your mail/newsgroup.
 
i'm relatively new to beekeeping and i know there is soooooooo much to learn.
i prefer a broader, more mixed insight into the bee, and for that reason 1
list & 1 newsgroup is a great way to go.
 
if you haven't already used your DELETE button on this, thank you for reading
;-)
 
best regards,
 
Mark Horsnell,
Auckland, New Zealand
 
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