Randy Yates wrote:
> "[email protected]" <[email protected]> writes:
>
>> But why don't you all come and join my google group.
>
> I personally have the following reasons for not joining such a group:
>
> 1. It is not a usenet standard newsgroup. This means
>
> a. I can't use my own usenet news client and pull down articles from
> your group but must instead use Google's web interface.
>
> b. It may not be available across temporal and business boundaries. For
> example, your group may disappear in two years should the Google moguls
> sell out and the new owners ditch the custom newsgroups.
>
> 2. It decentralizes and fragments the focus of people who are
> interested in this general area of technology, which I consider well
> within the charter of comp.dsp
>
> 3. I abhor being advertised to.


Good response, Randy. Hear! Hear!