On Fri, 8 Apr 1994, Robert Withers wrote: > This is a voice against making screen-l a usenet conference. I originally > checked out film-l and cinema-l and found them big timewasters, with lots of > fannish chit-chat. I think on those lists someone mentioned screen-l, and on > screen-l someone mentioned h-film, and I took the little bit of extra trouble > to subscribe. I find the discussions here at a much higher level, with lots > of useful information and many thoughtful insights shared. I think this would > possibly degenerate pretty quickly as a usenet conference. The average user > checking out usenet would have no basis for understanding a different > character belonging to the cinema, film, screen lists, and I'm afraid they > would all homogenize. > > Screen-l seems to have a fairly broadbased, international group of subscribers. > Has this developed simply by word of screen, and through those brave enough to > search the list of lists? > > If screen-l were a usenet conference, I gather netters who don't have access > to usenet would still be able to access sceen-l via e-mail, as now? > > Regards, > Robert > > Robert Withers > Film Department > Brooklyn College > Brooklyn, New York 11210 Bitnet: [log in to unmask] > (718) 951-5664 Internet: [log in to unmask] > I agree completely with Mr. Withers. I lurk on usenet from time to time and there is definitely some serious drivel occurring there. Patrick Bjork Bismarck State College [log in to unmask]