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Re: Gov't newsgroup presence
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Peter Borst <[log in to unmask]>
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Thu, 17 Aug 2000 09:17:00 -0400
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At 12:00 AM 8/17/00 -0400, you wrote:
As to the reason why there is little to no input from researchers into
newsgroups, ... I seem to be the only visible gov't. presence on the two major
internet newsgroups. This has puzzled me for the several years ....



I think this has to do mainly with the information overload that most of us
are experiencing due to the internet, numerous publications available, etc.

Also, at least on this list, there seems to be an awful lot of uninformed
speculation. It makes for interesting reading but it tends to drive away
some of the scientific types....


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