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Re: uk.rec.gps anyone?

Roy Collingwood · 2004-07-27T15:28:14+00:00

"Dave Fawthrop" wrote in message news:[email hidden]... The number of GPS threads on uk.rec.walking has increased to the point where some have complained. How about a new newsgroup uk.rec.gps? To cover all recreational uses of GPS, walking, sailing, car navigation, geocaching. Checking google groups, I find that in uk.* newsgroups there have been 930 threads mentioning GPS this year, so it would be a medium traffic group from the start. I have crossposted to those UK groups where I have found a number of threads mentioning GPS uk.rec.walking, uk.rec.climbing, uk.rec.sailing, uk.sci.astronomy uk.telecom.mobile, uk.rec.fishing.sea, uk.rec.cycling, uk.rec.audio.car uk.rec.cars.modifications, uk.rec.cars.maintenance, uk.telecom.mobile uk.rec.waterways, uk.rec.scuba, uk.rec.motorcaravans, uk.rec.caravanning in four groups because news.individual.net only allows a small number of crossposts. which has the greatest number of GPS posts -- Dave Fawthrop Killfile and Anti Troll FAQs at http://www.hyphenologist.co.uk/killfile. i already subscribe to alt.satellite.gps, sci.geo.satellite-nav, and various binaries groups. is there a need for others? roy --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.726 / Virus Database: 481 - Release Date: 22-Jul-04

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Roy Collingwood
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27 July 2004, 15:28 UTC #1

"Dave Fawthrop" <[email hidden]> wrote
in message
news:[email hidden]...
Quoted message said:
The number of GPS threads on uk.rec.walking has

increased to the point
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where some have complained.
How about a new newsgroup uk.rec.gps? To cover

all recreational uses of
Quoted message said:
GPS, walking, sailing, car navigation,

geocaching.
Quoted message said:

Checking google groups, I find that in uk.*

newsgroups there have been 930
Quoted message said:
threads mentioning GPS this year, so it would be

a medium traffic group
Quoted message said:
from the start.
I have crossposted to those UK groups where I

have found a number of
Quoted message said:
threads mentioning GPS
uk.rec.walking, uk.rec.climbing, uk.rec.sailing,

uk.sci.astronomy
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uk.telecom.mobile, uk.rec.fishing.sea,

uk.rec.cycling, uk.rec.audio.car
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uk.rec.cars.modifications,

uk.rec.cars.maintenance, uk.telecom.mobile
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uk.rec.waterways, uk.rec.scuba,

uk.rec.motorcaravans, uk.rec.caravanning
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in four groups because news.individual.net only

allows a small number of
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crossposts.
<follow up set to uk.rec.walking>
which has the greatest number of GPS posts
--
Dave Fawthrop <dave hyphenologist co uk>
Killfile and Anti Troll FAQs at
http://www.hyphenologist.co.uk/killfile.
i already subscribe to alt.satellite.gps,
sci.geo.satellite-nav, and various binaries
groups.
is there a need for others?
roy
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Keith Lawrence
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27 July 2004, 15:46 UTC #2

"Roy Collingwood" <[email hidden]> wrote ...
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i already subscribe to alt.satellite.gps,
sci.geo.satellite-nav, and various binaries
groups. is there a need for others?
Within the uk.* hierarchy then yes there is. There is a
free.uk.outdoors.walking, why do we need THIS group? I rest my case :-) This
is more of a discussion for unnc when the RFD is produced.
Keith L
uk.rec.scuba

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Paul Saunders
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27 July 2004, 20:07 UTC #3

Keith Lawrence said:
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i already subscribe to alt.satellite.gps,
sci.geo.satellite-nav, and various binaries
groups. is there a need for others?
Within the uk.* hierarchy then yes there is.
Why? To further separate users with the same interest?
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There is a
free.uk.outdoors.walking, why do we need THIS group?
Does anybody even post to fuow? Does anyone here even care? Why have
two walking groups when one will do?
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I rest my case :-)
That was a case?
Paul
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Phil Cook
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27 July 2004, 21:02 UTC #4

Paul Saunders said:
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There is a
free.uk.outdoors.walking, why do we need THIS group?
Does anybody even post to fuow?
It seems not.
http://groups.google.co.uk/groups?sourceid=navclient&q=free%2Euk%2Eoutdoors%2Ewalking
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Does anyone here even care? Why have
two walking groups when one will do?
I'll stay on here I think.
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Ian Dainty
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28 July 2004, 08:37 UTC #5

"Phil Cook" <[email hidden]> wrote in
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I'll stay on here I think.
GPS got mentioned about 2760 times in the past year according to
a rough google search. That's barely 8 times a day! Argos got mentioned
807 times. Thus comfortably beating off competition from Blacks (71),
Millets (77) and Field & Trek (97).
Ian.
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Roger
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28 July 2004, 11:18 UTC #6

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I'll stay on here I think.
So will I but with any luck all the top posters will shift to the new ng. :-)
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Martin Richardson
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28 July 2004, 17:52 UTC #7

In message <[email hidden]>,
Ian Dainty <[email hidden]> writes
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"Phil Cook" <[email hidden]> wrote in
message news:[email hidden]
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I'll stay on here I think.
GPS got mentioned about 2760 times in the past year according to
a rough google search. That's barely 8 times a day! Argos got mentioned
807 times. Thus comfortably beating off competition from Blacks (71),
Millets (77) and Field & Trek (97).

Will this be the first mention of Claire's Accessories?
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Martin Richardson
239/284 Munros - 15% to go 34/34 'Furths' & 439/439 Nuttalls - 0% to go
42/89 Donalds - 53% to go 0/? Himalayans - 100% to go
442/1552 Marilyns - 72% to go

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