On Tue, 8 Feb 1994, Adam Finkelstein wrote: > Why is the forming of a Usenet group for beekeeping regarded as > splitting or lessening Bee-l? One may subscribe to Bee-l and also receive > Usenet. One may write to Bee-l, and post articles on Usenet. > More area for discussion seems to be a positive thing. > Adam > I feel that if people were more judicious about what they used this list for, this new-list discussion wouldn't be ongoing. A beekeeper IS by functional definition a "bee biologist" in many ways. I have been keeping bees for close to 20 years and although I am new to this list I have already learned a few things about Apis Mell. (and about people). If there are a large number of people who are interested in public postings of "pop-up" books and the like then perhaps a second group would be wise. (I've seen the book...love it but don't want to delete post after post because others don't know how to toggle a personal reply as opposed to replying to the entire list). I wouldn't dream of subscribing to a list on Tibetan Buddhism and then start posting queries about where to find a good Tibetan Buddhist "church". (or pop-up books on the Dalai Lama). This type of list (or usenet etc) will NEVER supplant; the yellow pages, a quick search through the library or common sense. Those who do a little research beforehand will get a LOT more out of the list and acrue the gratitude of everyone else. jrb