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Fantasy » alt.fan.tolkien » New reader, question about groups
| New reader, question about groups [message #52208] |
Mi, 01 Juni 2005 18:45 |
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Greetings,
I'm a new reader of this newsgroup, although not new to the LOTR books...
My question is: what's the basic difference between the two newsgroups I
see on the subject:
alt.fan.tolkien
rec.arts.books.tolkien
I've crossposted this to both groups, but just wondered which group is
"better" to follow. Would it be best to read both groups? I see
many/most of the messages are posted to both places. Thanks for info.
--
If you're not on the edge, you're taking up too much space.
Linux Registered User #327951
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| Re: New reader, question about groups [message #52224 ] |
Mi, 01 Juni 2005 22:02 |
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Dan C wrote:
> what's the basic difference between the two newsgroups I see on the subject:
> alt.fan.tolkien
> rec.arts.books.tolkien
>
> I've crossposted this to both groups, but just wondered which group is
> "better" to follow. Would it be best to read both groups? I see
> many/most of the messages are posted to both places.
Steuard Jensen offers an explanation here:
http://tolkien.slimy.com/faq/NGs.html#WhyTwo
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| Re: New reader, question about groups [message #52225 ] |
Mi, 01 Juni 2005 20:03 |
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"Dan C" <youmustbejoking [at] invalid.lan> skrev i en meddelelse
news:pan.2005.06.01.16.45.23.576895 [at] invalid.lan...
> My question is: what's the basic difference between the two newsgroups I
> see on the subject:
> alt.fan.tolkien
> rec.arts.books.tolkien
alt.fan.tolkien may to a degree be compared to a pub where Tolkien fans
hang out to talk about whatever catches their fancy, while
rec.arts.books.tolkien may to a degree be likened to a scholarly forum where
Tolkien fans meet to discuss Tolkien. Thus, there tends to be rather more
non-Tolkien (off-topic) posts on aft than on rabt, while some
Tolkien-related material is posted only on rabt.
Personally I prefer to limit off-topic posts of mine to aft, while
cross-posting on-topic posts to both groups. But this is only my custom,
not a consensus that all accept and adhere to. Still, if you wish to
discuss only Tolkien and have no interest in political debate (or ditto
flame wars) or in social chit-chat, you may prefer to stick to
rec.arts.books.tolkien.
Of course some posters may use servers that carry only one of the two
newsgroups.
Crú.
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| Re: New reader, question about groups [message #52242 ] |
Do, 02 Juni 2005 03:49 |
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On Wed, 01 Jun 2005 20:03:38 +0200, Raven wrote:
>> My question is: what's the basic difference between the two newsgroups I
> alt.fan.tolkien may to a degree be compared to a pub where Tolkien fans
> hang out to talk about whatever catches their fancy, while
> rec.arts.books.tolkien may to a degree be likened to a scholarly forum
> where Tolkien fans meet to discuss Tolkien. Thus, there tends to be
> rather more non-Tolkien (off-topic) posts on aft than on rabt, while
> some Tolkien-related material is posted only on rabt.
Thanks very much for the info, which makes perfect sense. I look forward
to lurking/participating here. Appreciate it!
--
If you're not on the edge, you're taking up too much space.
Linux Registered User #327951
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| Re: New reader, question about groups [message #52243 ] |
Do, 02 Juni 2005 03:50 |
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On Wed, 01 Jun 2005 13:02:37 -0700, Halion wrote:
>> I've crossposted this to both groups, but just wondered which group is
>> "better" to follow. Would it be best to read both groups? I see
>> many/most of the messages are posted to both places.
> Steuard Jensen offers an explanation here:
> http://tolkien.slimy.com/faq/NGs.html#WhyTwo
Thanks very much. Great link!
--
If you're not on the edge, you're taking up too much space.
Linux Registered User #327951
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| Re: New reader, question about groups [message #52244 ] |
Do, 02 Juni 2005 04:19 |
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Quoth Dan C <youmustbejoking [at] invalid.lan> in article
<pan.2005.06.02.01.50.11.697113 [at] invalid.lan>:
> On Wed, 01 Jun 2005 13:02:37 -0700, Halion wrote:
[Dan C wrote:]
> >> I've crossposted this to both groups, but just wondered which
> >> group is "better" to follow. Would it be best to read both
> >> groups? ...
> > Steuard Jensen offers an explanation here:
> > http://tolkien.slimy.com/faq/NGs.html#WhyTwo
> Thanks very much. Great link!
Thank you for the compliment! :) (I assume that you've found your way
to the main "Meta-FAQ" page by now, and hopefully the information
about the newsgroups and about netiquette in general didn't come
across as overly stuffy.)
Steuard Jensen
P.S. To the group: I haven't been very active here recently, mostly
because I've been trying to finish a physics paper (it's almost,
almost there). But for the record, I'll be even less active for the
next two or three weeks, as I'm going to be out of town on and off.
My automated FAQ and FAQ-pointer posting script will boldly carry on
in my absence. :)
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| Re: New reader, question about groups [message #56804 ] |
Mi, 08 Juni 2005 00:00 |
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Raven wrote:
> alt.fan.tolkien may to a degree be compared to a pub where Tolkien fans
> hang out to talk about whatever catches their fancy, while
> rec.arts.books.tolkien may to a degree be likened to a scholarly forum where
> Tolkien fans meet to discuss Tolkien.
That's a great comparison! But does it mean I have to
pop open a brewski every time I visit AFT? (Hint: it's
OK to say YES!).
-- FotW
Reality is for those who cannot cope with Middle-earth.
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| Re: New reader, question about groups [message #56809 ] |
Mi, 08 Juni 2005 01:02 |
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On Tue, 07 Jun 2005 18:00:29 -0400, Flame of the West
<jsolinas [at] comcast.net> wrote:
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>That's a great comparison! But does it mean I have to
>pop open a brewski every time I visit AFT? (Hint: it's
>OK to say YES!).
>
Tolkien did NOT drink 'brewskis'. Beer, yes, but 'brewskis', NEVER!
Mebbe even ale.....
the softrat
"Honi soit qui mal y pense."
mailto:softrat [at] pobox.com
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"Grey is his rodenthood and his teeth are lellow."
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| Re: New reader, question about groups [message #56813 ] |
Mi, 08 Juni 2005 03:52 |
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the softrat wrote:
>>That's a great comparison! But does it mean I have to
>>pop open a brewski every time I visit AFT? (Hint: it's
>>OK to say YES!).
>
> Tolkien did NOT drink 'brewskis'. Beer, yes, but 'brewskis', NEVER!
>
> Mebbe even ale.....
I guess he never had a cold one either, only a
room-temperature one...
-- FotW
Reality is for those who cannot cope with Middle-earth.
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| Re: New reader, question about groups [message #56816 ] |
Mi, 08 Juni 2005 06:00 |
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On Tue, 07 Jun 2005 21:52:43 -0400, in alt.fan.tolkien Flame of the
West <jsolinas [at] comcast.net> wrote:
>the softrat wrote:
>
>>>That's a great comparison! But does it mean I have to
>>>pop open a brewski every time I visit AFT? (Hint: it's
>>>OK to say YES!).
>>
>> Tolkien did NOT drink 'brewskis'. Beer, yes, but 'brewskis', NEVER!
>>
>> Mebbe even ale.....
>
>I guess he never had a cold one either, only a
>room-temperature one...
>
I guess that you have never experienced British 'room temperature'.
The beer is certainly cold enough.
the softrat
"Honi soit qui mal y pense."
mailto:softrat [at] pobox.com
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"The sad thing is not that we have our price, but how low it
really is." -- Hobbes (of Calvin &)
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| Re: New reader, question about groups [message #57970 ] |
Mi, 08 Juni 2005 14:22 |
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Flame of the West wrote:
> Raven wrote:
>
>> alt.fan.tolkien may to a degree be compared to a pub where Tolkien
>> fans
>> hang out to talk about whatever catches their fancy, while
>> rec.arts.books.tolkien may to a degree be likened to a scholarly forum
>> where
>> Tolkien fans meet to discuss Tolkien.
>
>
> That's a great comparison! But does it mean I have to
> pop open a brewski every time I visit AFT? (Hint: it's
> OK to say YES!).
>
>
> -- FotW
>
> Reality is for those who cannot cope with Middle-earth.
>
>
>
You mean you don't already? *hides beer behind back*
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| Re: New reader, question about groups [message #57971 ] |
Mi, 08 Juni 2005 15:05 |
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In message <tarca15j5492p0c2n9p31qvjhhvlkt189r [at] 4ax.com>
the softrat <softrat [at] pobox.com> wrote:
> On Tue, 07 Jun 2005 21:52:43 -0400, in alt.fan.tolkien Flame of the
> West <jsolinas [at] comcast.net> wrote:
>
> >the softrat wrote:
> >
> >>>That's a great comparison! But does it mean I have to
> >>>pop open a brewski every time I visit AFT? (Hint: it's
> >>>OK to say YES!).
> >>
> >> Tolkien did NOT drink 'brewskis'. Beer, yes, but 'brewskis', NEVER!
> >>
> >> Mebbe even ale.....
> >
> >I guess he never had a cold one either, only a
> >room-temperature one...
> >
> I guess that you have never experienced British 'room temperature'.
> The beer is certainly cold enough.
And actually tastes like beer:)
Jon.
--
jgc.hall [at] tiscali.co.uk
http://www.mcvax.org/jghall/
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| Re: New reader, question about groups [message #57991 ] |
Mi, 08 Juni 2005 21:39 |
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"Flame of the West" <jsolinas [at] comcast.net> skrev i en meddelelse
news:OpydnTNJXIV3hTvfRVn-jA [at] comcast.com...
> Raven wrote:
> > alt.fan.tolkien may to a degree be compared to a pub where Tolkien
> > fans hang out to talk about whatever catches their fancy, while
> > rec.arts.books.tolkien may to a degree be likened to a scholarly forum
> > where Tolkien fans meet to discuss Tolkien.
> That's a great comparison! But does it mean I have to
> pop open a brewski every time I visit AFT? (Hint: it's
> OK to say YES!).
What you want to do is what you have to do, in this context. Just take
care that you don't overdo it. Some seem unable to hold their liquor on the
NGs. We see the occasional splashes of sick, don't we?
Corvo.
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| Re: New reader, question about groups [message #58011 ] |
Mi, 08 Juni 2005 23:41 |
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the softrat wrote:
> On Tue, 07 Jun 2005 21:52:43 -0400, in alt.fan.tolkien Flame of the
> West <jsolinas [at] comcast.net> wrote:
>
>
>>the softrat wrote:
>>
>>
>>>>That's a great comparison! But does it mean I have to
>>>>pop open a brewski every time I visit AFT? (Hint: it's
>>>>OK to say YES!).
>>>
>>>Tolkien did NOT drink 'brewskis'. Beer, yes, but 'brewskis', NEVER!
>>>
>>>Mebbe even ale.....
>>
>>I guess he never had a cold one either, only a
>>room-temperature one...
>>
>
> I guess that you have never experienced British 'room temperature'.
> The beer is certainly cold enough.
It /isn't/ "room temperature", it's cellar temperature.
--
John W. Kennedy
"Only an idiot fights a war on two fronts. Only the heir to the throne
of the kingdom of idiots would fight a war on twelve fronts"
-- J. Michael Straczynski. "Babylon 5", "Ceremonies of Light and Dark"
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| Re: New reader, question about groups [message #121905 ] |
Di, 30 August 2005 08:33 |
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On Tue, 07 Jun 2005 18:00:29 -0400, Flame of the West
<jsolinas [at] comcast.net> wrote:
>Raven wrote:
>
>> alt.fan.tolkien may to a degree be compared to a pub where Tolkien fans
>> hang out to talk about whatever catches their fancy, while
>> rec.arts.books.tolkien may to a degree be likened to a scholarly forum where
>> Tolkien fans meet to discuss Tolkien.
>
>That's a great comparison! But does it mean I have to
>pop open a brewski every time I visit AFT? (Hint: it's
>OK to say YES!).
>
>
>-- FotW
Wait a minute! Are you implying that your legendary wit is due
to...inebriation?!!!
Morgoth's Curse
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| Re: New reader, question about groups [message #121932 ] |
Di, 30 August 2005 15:42 |
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In article <1ej5h1pecpgl3trtjt39rsteinjc7onui2 [at] 4ax.com>,
morgothscurse2002 [at] nospamyahoo.com favored us with...
> On Tue, 07 Jun 2005 18:00:29 -0400, Flame of the West
> <jsolinas [at] comcast.net> wrote:
>
What's the purpose of dragging a lot of dead threads out of their
well-earned graves?
You're not posting from Google Groups, so you know that these are old
articles you're responding to.
--
Stan Brown, Oak Road Systems, Cortland County, New York, USA
http://OakRoadSystems.com
Tolkien FAQs: http://Tolkien.slimy.com (Steuard Jensen's site)
Tolkien letters FAQ:
http://users.telerama.com/~taliesen/tolkien/lettersfaq.html
FAQ of the Rings: http://oakroadsystems.com/genl/ringfaq.htm
Encyclopedia of Arda: http://www.glyphweb.com/arda/default.htm
more FAQs: http://oakroadsystems.com/genl/faqget.htm
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| Re: New reader, question about groups [message #121968 ] |
Mi, 31 August 2005 02:32 |
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Stan Brown <the_stan_brown [at] fastmail.fm> wrote:
> What's the purpose of dragging a lot of dead threads out of their
> well-earned graves?
Morgoth's Curse is just behind with reading the newsgroup. Can't your
newsreader filter posts according to the date of the post being replied
to? Surely that is a standard feature now? ;-)
> You're not posting from Google Groups, so you know that these are old
> articles you're responding to.
You would know the date in Google Groups as well. It is just that Google
Groups used to have a limit on replying to old posts, then lost it, then
regained it (after much protest), and after that I don't know any more.
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| Re: New reader, question about groups [message #121974 ] |
Mi, 31 August 2005 09:09 |
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In article <HU6Re.99480$G8.10474 [at] text.news.blueyonder.co.uk>,
Christopher Kreuzer favored us with...
> Morgoth's Curse is just behind with reading the newsgroup.
A year and a half behind? Some of those he replied to were from
spring 2004!
> Can't your
> newsreader filter posts according to the date of the post being replied
> to? Surely that is a standard feature now? ;-)
So you're suggesting that I should filter on the _interior_ date, but
he shouldn't filter on the _exterior_ date.
--
Stan Brown, Oak Road Systems, Cortland County, New York, USA
http://OakRoadSystems.com
Tolkien FAQs: http://Tolkien.slimy.com (Steuard Jensen's site)
Tolkien letters FAQ:
http://users.telerama.com/~taliesen/tolkien/lettersfaq.html
FAQ of the Rings: http://oakroadsystems.com/genl/ringfaq.htm
Encyclopedia of Arda: http://www.glyphweb.com/arda/default.htm
more FAQs: http://oakroadsystems.com/genl/faqget.htm
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