Discussion: rec.aviation.powerchutes
John Singleton
I am sure that a news group dedicated to Powered ParaChuting will save
lives. This relatively new sport appears to be ready to take off in
numbers of participants. I became aware of PPG's with Jackie Chan's movie
"Operation Condor" a few months ago and that kind of exposure will
possibly fuel an explosive demand. I saw the movie and went look for
information.
This kind of exposure also brings out the "Hey lets build one of those
things" drive that can get people killed. An easily accessable and
*findable* source of information will keep all sorts of newbies out of
trouble. Evidently the sport is safe and the manufactured equipment and
techniques have matured sufficiently. Training appears to be short one
day courses for the first solo and then experience becomes the teacher.
This is where those "I learned about flying from this..." episodes becomes
so important. The experience of other people around the world instead of
just around the flying field gets shared and everyone is safer for it.
Let's have the news group. People's lives will most assuredly be saved by
it.
John Singleton
john_si...@out.trw.com
Bobby Tendinitis
I attribute the following post to john_si...@out.trw.com (John Singleton):
>Let's have the news group. People's lives will most assuredly be saved by
>it.
I think a group for powdered parachutes is a great idea.
Bobby Tendinitis **bedwarm(at)mail.dotcom.fr**
http://queeg.resnet.wisc.edu/bedwarm
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David Rosenfield, Lord Protector of afkmn
On Tue, 21 Oct 1997 06:55:52 -0700, Stan Kalisch III <sjk...@crl.com>
spake thusly:
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;On Mon, 20 Oct 1997, Raoul A. Xemblinosky III wrote:
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;> Bobby Tendinitis wrote:
;> >
;> > I attribute the following post to john_si...@out.trw.com (John Singleton):
;> >
;> > >Let's have the news group. People's lives will most assuredly be saved by
;> > >it.
;> >
;> > I think a group for powdered parachutes is a great idea.
;>
;> I thought a.f-n.x was a great idea too. Who rmgrouped it anyway?
;
;I did. But when you consider the fact that if news admins. who have
;limited diskspace didn't have anyone to give them advice on which groups
;to remove, they'd go ahead and remove all their alt.* groups (and many are
;doing so now, anyway) including The Nose, I think you'll agree it's a
;pretty good deal.
;
Tsk, tsk. Your threats will get you nowhere. ;-) Fact is, the Nose
is such a popular group and worldwide cultural phenomenon that if any
admin were to remove it, his users would demand its return. Here at
UW, all a user has to do is ask, and the admin will add an alt group.
Of course, the upstream provider has to carry the group, which is why
the backbone sites have a responsibility to honor all newgroups. If a
group is dead, then the only thing really taking up diskspace is the
name, and what's a few bytes in the groups file on a massive server
anyway? Not a whole lot, especially when you consider the rapidly
plummeting cost of storage. And if a group is not dead - such as the
nose - then its existence is justified ANYWAY.
-D
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Capt. Meat
bed...@SPAMBLOCK.geocities.com (Bobby Tendinitis) wrote:
>I attribute the following post to rose...@students.beer.wisc.edu (David Rosenfield,
>Lord Protector of afkmn):
>
>>On Mon, 20 Oct 1997 20:41:47 +0000, "Raoul A. Xemblinosky III"
>><rao...@crimson.bungmunch.edu> spake thusly:
>>
>>;Bobby Tendinitis wrote:
>>;>
>>;> I attribute the following post to john_si...@out.trw.com (John Singleton):
>>;>
>>;> >Let's have the news group. People's lives will most assuredly be saved by
>>;> >it.
>>;>
>>;> I think a group for powdered parachutes is a great idea.
>>;
>>;I thought a.f-n.x was a great idea too. Who rmgrouped it anyway?
>>
>>I dunno. Let's get Fluffy to newgroup it. Then I'll request it from
>>my news admin (if he let me have alt.butt.harp, he'll let me have
>>anything).
>
>Will he let you have alt.0000a.this-site.newgroups.everything?
What about fido.wasteland.lookie-here.xemblinosky-plumpers?
Capt. Configleaf
Adam & Eve Lingerie, Inc.
Raoul A. Xemblinosky III
Friendly Neighborhood.Meowbot wrote:
>
> On Tue, 21 Oct 1997 03:46:09 GMT, rose...@students.beer.wisc.edu
> (David Rosenfield, Lord Protector of afkmn) wrote:
>
> Such an important topic deserves a new group in the soc. hierarchy.
> A formal RFD and CFV are in order.
>
> >On Mon, 20 Oct 1997 20:41:47 +0000, "Raoul A. Xemblinosky III"
> ><rao...@crimson.bungmunch.edu> spake thusly:
> >
> >;Bobby Tendinitis wrote:
> >;>
> >;> I attribute the following post to john_si...@out.trw.com (John Singleton):
> >;>
> >;> >Let's have the news group. People's lives will most assuredly be saved by
> >;> >it.
> >;>
> >;> I think a group for powdered parachutes is a great idea.
> >;
> >;I thought a.f-n.x was a great idea too. Who rmgrouped it anyway?
> >
> >
> >I dunno. Let's get Fluffy to newgroup it. Then I'll request it from
> >my news admin (if he let me have alt.butt.harp, he'll let me have
> >anything).
>
> Big 8.
Not to disagree with the Ruler of all UseNet, but as long as it doesn't
appear in the alt.genius.* hierarchy, I don't care where it goes.
Sto lat,
Raoul
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Phil Oliver
On Wed, 22 Oct 1997 05:00:49 GMT, meo...@harvard.edu (Friendly
Neighborhood.Meowbot) announced:
>On Tue, 21 Oct 1997 03:46:09 GMT, rose...@students.beer.wisc.edu
>(David Rosenfield, Lord Protector of afkmn) wrote:
>
>Such an important topic deserves a new group in the soc. hierarchy.
>A formal RFD and CFV are in order.
>
>>On Mon, 20 Oct 1997 20:41:47 +0000, "Raoul A. Xemblinosky III"
>><rao...@crimson.bungmunch.edu> spake thusly:
>>
>>;Bobby Tendinitis wrote:
>>;>
>>;> I attribute the following post to john_si...@out.trw.com (John Singleton):
>>;>
>>;> >Let's have the news group. People's lives will most assuredly be saved by
>>;> >it.
>>;>
>>;> I think a group for powdered parachutes is a great idea.
>>;
>>;I thought a.f-n.x was a great idea too. Who rmgrouped it anyway?
>>
>>
>>I dunno. Let's get Fluffy to newgroup it. Then I'll request it from
>>my news admin (if he let me have alt.butt.harp, he'll let me have
>>anything).
>
>Last I heard, Fluffy dictated that such important groups belong in the
>Big 8.
This is more important than the big 8. Phil Oliver declares that the
Xemblinosky is deserving of its own hierarchy. xemblinosky.* would be
appropriate.
-Phil Oliver
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Raoul A. Xemblinosky III
Phil Oliver wrote:
>
> On Wed, 22 Oct 1997 05:00:49 GMT, meo...@harvard.edu (Friendly
> Neighborhood.Meowbot) announced:
>
> >On Tue, 21 Oct 1997 03:46:09 GMT, rose...@students.beer.wisc.edu
> >(David Rosenfield, Lord Protector of afkmn) wrote:
> >
> >Such an important topic deserves a new group in the soc. hierarchy.
> >A formal RFD and CFV are in order.
> >
> >>On Mon, 20 Oct 1997 20:41:47 +0000, "Raoul A. Xemblinosky III"
> >><rao...@crimson.bungmunch.edu> spake thusly:
> >>
> >>;Bobby Tendinitis wrote:
> >>;>
> >>;> I attribute the following post to john_si...@out.trw.com (John Singleton):
> >>;>
> >>;> >Let's have the news group. People's lives will most assuredly be saved by
> >>;> >it.
> >>;>
> >>;> I think a group for powdered parachutes is a great idea.
> >>;
> >>;I thought a.f-n.x was a great idea too. Who rmgrouped it anyway?
> >>
> >>
> >>I dunno. Let's get Fluffy to newgroup it. Then I'll request it from
> >>my news admin (if he let me have alt.butt.harp, he'll let me have
> >>anything).
> >
> >Last I heard, Fluffy dictated that such important groups belong in the
> >Big 8.
>
> This is more important than the big 8. Phil Oliver declares that the
> Xemblinosky is deserving of its own hierarchy. xemblinosky.* would be
> appropriate.
You're far too kind, Mr. Oliver. All I would really like is for Ken
Hollis to update his Troll FAQ and for the United States to recognize
more fully the contributions Polish-Americans such as myself have
made to American society. Sure, everyone knows about Kazimir Pulaski
and Wladziu Valentine Liberace. But what about equally influential,
if less well known, Polish-Americans such as Zbigniew Brzezinski and
Loretta Swit?