Re: When the trolls and spammers take over s.a.a.

>When all the trolls and spammers take over, what
>should we be considering as good alternatives to
>sci.astro.amateur?  Are there parallel E-mail lists
>and private groups that have good moderated or
>self-moderated discussion without all the fringe

Hi:

The trolls and nutcases haven't taken over s.a.a., and _won't_ as long as
committed amateurs remain here. And I don't think that's going to change. As
for the condition of the group, it is actually very, very clean of spammers,
trolls and loons compared to most of what's on Usenet. 

As for alternatives, I really like the Yahoo Groups, warts and all, which is
why I host a few--too many ;-)--of them. So far, there's no overarching general
interest forum like s.a.a. Most are a little more specialized like my own "SCT
User". Phil Harrington's group, Talking Telescopes, is more general-interest
oriented, but, with its focus on scopes, still more narrow than s.a.a. Explore
the lists, they are great. BUT THEY ARE NOT A REPLACEMENT FOR S.A.A.! ;-)


Peace,
Rod Mollise
Author of _Choosing and Using a Schmidt Cassegrain Telescope_
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