Newsgroups: rec.birds
Path: utzoo!jackson
From: jackson@utzoo.uucp (Don Jackson)
Subject: Re: Parrot Posting Poll
Message-ID: <1987Dec24.104631.18889@utzoo.uucp>
Organization: U of Toronto Zoology
Date: Thu, 24-Dec-87 10:46:30 EST


Well, the results are in and they are certainly staggering. The volume of
responses was impressive. It raised a question about the readership of
rec.birds .... *Is anyone out there*?.

Here are the number of responses to the question: "Should this newsgroup
be restricted to discussion of wild birds and should the budgies and parrots
go to rec.pets.

	Restrict to wild/feral birds ----------	7 YES 
	Allow domestic and pet birds ----------	2 YES

I think that the general consensus is that the few people wishing to discuss
pet and domestic birds (i.e. $ 10K parrots) should move their postings to
rec.pets.

I have also concluded that most people must use newsgroups in the same way
they use a television. They tune in but never participate. Sort of reminds
me of a Peter Seller's line from the movie "Being There":

			"I like to watch"

Many thanks to the people that responded, irrespective of your opinion.
-- 
Name:   Don Jackson
Mail:   Dept. Zoology, Univ. Toronto
        Toronto, Ontario, Canada    M5S 1A1
UUCP:   {allegra,ihnp4,linus,decvax}!utzoo!jackson
