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Brief summary for newcomers:

>      spike@world.std.com (Joe Ilacqua) writes:
>      I don't think the likely level of traffic warrants two groups.
>      I suggest creating ne.singles and if it becomes overrun with
>      personal ads then think about ne.personals or ne.personals-ads
>

Someone's reply:
>Ads are
>extremely annoying to people who simple want to discuss things and it
>is a pain to wade through discussions when all you really want is to
>read ads.  I don't think the lack of traffic will be an issue for very
>long.  And when the traffic finally does get to be a problem it is
>difficult to get people to adjust to the creation of a new group.

>I think most of the participants in this discussion
>are looking for a place for singles to gather not a place for "mates"
>to gather.

*** Ok., here's my point: I originally suggested the ne.personals
*** newgroup for reasons not too different from this "mates" argument.
*** Although I am not anti-social, I have never been into the meet/meat
*** singles scene. :(
*** 
*** So, while I may not find a mate, I *am* interested in creating a
*** a local newsgroup which could help people who are not getting what
*** they want from the singles scene (no flames please) -- those ISO
*** personal contact with people of similar interests/pursuits & locality.
(Is that really so sleazy?)

Enough  stars  (sorry  'bout  that).   The  first  person  to  propose
ne.singles appeared to  have much different objectives.  I tentatively
agree  with "Someone's reply"  above that we are  really talking about
distinct audiences and formats for each newsgroup.

Spike,  could  you (or anyone else) suggest  how we  might clearly and
cordially combine  these groups?  If this  appears unlikely, could  we
possibly start with 2 and just kill  the  one  that has  fizzled in  6
months?  

				SM ISO ne.companions . . . (!)

(ne.ISO   ne.friendship    ne.date-line    ne.party-line    ne.company
ne.saturday-night   ne.hugs   ne.brew   ne.the-scene   ne.codependents
ne.members-only           ne.sgt.peppers           ne.make-me-an-offer
ne.whisk-me-away-from-this-darn-terminal, etc.)