Re: Moderated sci.astro.amateur

On Sat, 28 Apr 2007 16:16:25 -0400, Larry Stedman wrote:

Martin, another suggestion. I'd populate the board/forum with several
major categories to get people started...

Borrow some of the major categories from Cloudy Night and Astromart.

Deep-sky, planetary, sun;

what's currently up in the sky; novices;

reflector, refractor forums, etc.



I did consider doing this but wanted to invest the site with as much of a
usenet structure as possible within the constraints of a fancy forum.
Towards that end, the main board within the forum site is titled "General
Amateur Astronomy Subject Matter," and is intended to serve as the "catch
all" with which sci.astro.amateur functions. Members should expect and
accept that any of the catagories you suggested (and that populate other
more mainstream astro forums) are all mixed together here and a post about
a 60mm Tasco refractor could be followed by a post announcing a local
astronomy club's upcoming star party and that one followed by another about
that rascal next door with the unnecessary and obtrusive outdoor lighting
around his house.

In my opinion, it is that free-wheeling composition mixed with from where
Moderated sci.astro.amateur draws its membership (it is only being
announced in this usenet group) that enable me to rightfully name it
"Moderated sci.astro.amateur," and to see it, as hopefully others will, as
a pseudo newsgroup.

We are off and rolling and I must say that things seem to be going well for
24 hours into operation. . .several new members with quite high traffic in
and out amongst the lookieloos.

It is my nickel, and one well spent, should Moderated sci.astro.amateur
find its way into the bookmarks of personal computers around the world
providing a nicer, leaner, and more focused version of sci.astro.amateur
for those seeking just that. Some good and contributing members of
sci.astro.amateur are already onboard and Moderated sci.astro.amateur can
only excel with their contributions.

I do appreciate your interest and input.



--
Martin R. Howell
Worldwide Amateur Astronomers

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