X-Google-Thread: 731d2cca53,53c92fb0780f2de,start X-Google-Attributes: gid731d2cca53,public,usenet X-Google-NewGroupId: yes X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit Path: g2news2.google.com!news1.google.com!npeer02.iad.highwinds-media.com!news.highwinds-media.com!feed-me.highwinds-media.com!cyclone1.gnilink.net!gnilink.net!bigfeed.bellsouth.net!bigfeed3.bellsouth.net!news.bellsouth.net!border2.nntp.dca.giganews.com!nntp.giganews.com!backlog2.nntp.dca.giganews.com!nntp.pipex.net!news.pipex.net.POSTED!not-for-mail NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:13:22 -0500 Newsgroups: rec.arts.ascii Subject: [ADMIN] - Does rec.arts.ascii have a future? From: Graham Drabble Date: Tue, 30 Jun 2009 23:13:07 +0100 Organization: rec.arts.ascii moderator Message-ID: Followup-To: poster User-Agent: Xnews/5.04.25 Approved: usenet05@drabble.me.uk Lines: 16 X-Usenet-Provider: http://www.giganews.com NNTP-Posting-Host: 81.86.52.91 X-Trace: sv3-EcfqBR9R+A7N+sZ+bSfwkrlw93+b3A3+N1SgxPx9nZH9CZsG6X1Y2GsB2LvBwDdjrwFb/ROKtXBGT3C!wyP17hFO0mDQYwMLUlSUk5UWQjz8gTc/uwqNqoQKlNqt467CIriMPoafrpWmou3wxOIj1yifG6c7!Q9fY+AEuYB1toz1sRzQ3pjqSCmF1QRNiwQ== X-Complaints-To: abuse@dsl.pipex.net X-DMCA-Complaints-To: abuse@dsl.pipex.net X-Abuse-and-DMCA-Info: Please be sure to forward a copy of ALL headers X-Abuse-and-DMCA-Info: Otherwise we will be unable to process your complaint properly X-Postfilter: 1.3.39 Xref: g2news2.google.com rec.arts.ascii:65 Hi, Given the lack of posts in raa for the last several years (it's never really taken off since the attempted revival in 2002) I reckon that it's probably time to retire the group. alt.ascii-art is still available and has been much busier over the past few years. If people still feel this group is usable then let me know. I've set f/ups to poster , if you want to discuss in the group then change the tag to [DIS] -- Graham Drabble (Head Moderator - rec-arts-ascii) http://www.drabble.me.uk/