BCInterioRR list was Re:Clearance Drawings
- From: PBowers <57era@xxxxxxxx>
- To: cpsig@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 24 May 2003 01:12:30 -0400
At 04:52 PM 23/05/03, you wrote:
Being one not one interested in marginal mailing lists, there being
far too many, even on Yahoo Groups. Why not re-incorporate the
BC Interior group into the fold (even the cpr-colour). I'm sure the
cpsig moderator would allow a few more members and posts on
this list. - Rainer Auer
Considering the BCInterior list cover three railways, (CN, GN/BN and CP)
and their predecessors as well as the inland marine operations, and is
slanted more towards the prototype, the list is not a logical fit for
amalgamation with the cpsig list.
A more serious problem would be the loss of the list archives. Personally,
I have posted information which has been the result of many hundreds of
hours of research. That info includes info on shipping and mines
throughout the Slocan area.
As for combining the cpr colour list, I think people would get upset with
the technical banter that is going to develop as the discussions
develop. The only reason the list exists is as a convenience to those
taking part in the research. Originally, the idea was to just circulate
messages between the interested parties. I've been there, done that, and I
can tell you setting up the temporary list is the best way of handling this.
The colour list will be using the cpsig list for parts of the discussion
but not to the extent that it will bore the majority of the list.
While many of us remember the days when there where two Canadian lists, we
now have the opportunity to customize our likes by joining more specific
lists as well as the more general lists. There is probably more than 50
Canadian railway lists to choose from today. Combining the volume of
messages of all down to a handful of lists would result in very busy lists
with a lot of redundant info for many subscribers. With a variety of
lists, the subscribers can pick the areas they are interested in and skip
the areas they are not interested in.
Each of us have our own ideas of what we would like to see. I believe in
combining lists where we can but also developing new lists to meet a
demand. Personally, I feel there is a place for national, regional and
local lists. Locally we have a list and the subscribers regularly meet,
have walking and biking outings and have layout open houses and slide shows.
Sorry for being long winded and a bit off topic for the list but I felt
that I needed to clarify that the suggested amalgamations were less than a
good move.
Peter Bowers
Owen Sound, ON Canada
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