Rename of his newsgroup

can we not rename this group to alt.autos.classic-mini?
or just create a new one and use it instead?

RS

"ADD" <l400ras (AT) hotmail (DOT) com> wrote


can we not rename this group to alt.autos.classic-mini?
or just create a new one and use it instead?

RS

Why? Just because there's a copy on the streets?

If posters cant tell or find the difference between alt.autos.mini & alt.autos.new-mini then it says more about THEIR intelligence.

People here will no doubt put them right!

Chris

"Chris" <karen.christiaan (AT) NOSPAMbtinternet (DOT) com> wrote


"ADD" <l400ras (AT) hotmail (DOT) com> wrote


can we not rename this group to alt.autos.classic-mini?
or just create a new one and use it instead?

RS

Why? Just because there's a copy on the streets?

If posters cant tell or find the difference between alt.autos.mini & alt.autos.new-mini then it says more about THEIR intelligence.

People here will no doubt put them right!

Chris

I agree with you Chris,

Taffy

Why,
Rocky started this one years before BMW even got the drawing board out,
it was only ever intended for classic minis and nothing else,
people who own BMWs just don't get it, they are not Minis,
regardless of how BMW marketed it they are a nice car to drive, but they are not a mini,
They are a 3 door European car that do not even come close to some of its 3 door hot hatched rivals,
give me Renault,Peugeot, even Fiat anyday,
here in Liverpool we have a fleet of Taxis running round with the roof decals and bonnet stripes and even MINI badges,
They might want to come in to this NG also
Fitzy
"ADD" <l400ras (AT) hotmail (DOT) com> wrote


can we not rename this group to alt.autos.classic-mini?
or just create a new one and use it instead?

RS

Good idea, I like it.

It will stop all these nonsense once and for all.
"ADD" <l400ras (AT) hotmail (DOT) com> wrote


can we not rename this group to alt.autos.classic-mini?
or just create a new one and use it instead?

RS

I have a classic Mini and have had a great deal of good advice from
this NG. I have also been very pissed off by the antics of a few.

As I see it, people accidentally stumble into this NG with genuine Qs
about their MINI, and they are immediately berated by one or two of the
Mini enthusiasts. This then winds up the other lot who use foul and
abusive language to defend their freedom to post wherever they like.
They even gloat that they do it just because they can.

To be fair, some offer suggestions on how to fix their MINI problems
and then politely point them to the MINI NG, but in some cases they are
dispatched with a degree of rudery.

Having a NG name change would be about clearly identifying that the NG
is for the proper Mini, not for the BMW MINI.

I didn't suggest this before as I thought that it would be technically
difficult - people having alt.autos.mini in their favourites etc, and
there would be those who didn't want to 'give in' to the bully boys,
and the views of those who said "Oi! No! We were 'ere first! Sod Off
BINI owners!"

Now it has been suggested then maybe its worth a debate.

Can I suggest that we keep it clean, to the point, and refrain from the
foul language which does nothing to improve the level of debate.

My final thought would be that this NG should not be for both. Its just
how we get there that should exercise our minds.

Right.

I'm off into the garage now. Lots to do.

Peter

Yawwnnnn.

I defend the right of BINI owners to post by foul language = YES.

Pucker up.

"Pedro" <peter.steckles (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote

I have a classic Mini and have had a great deal of good advice from
this NG. I have also been very pissed off by the antics of a few.

As I see it, people accidentally stumble into this NG with genuine Qs
about their MINI, and they are immediately berated by one or two of the
Mini enthusiasts. This then winds up the other lot who use foul and
abusive language to defend their freedom to post wherever they like.
They even gloat that they do it just because they can.

To be fair, some offer suggestions on how to fix their MINI problems
and then politely point them to the MINI NG, but in some cases they are
dispatched with a degree of rudery.

Having a NG name change would be about clearly identifying that the NG
is for the proper Mini, not for the BMW MINI.

I didn't suggest this before as I thought that it would be technically
difficult - people having alt.autos.mini in their favourites etc, and
there would be those who didn't want to 'give in' to the bully boys,
and the views of those who said "Oi! No! We were 'ere first! Sod Off
BINI owners!"

Now it has been suggested then maybe its worth a debate.

Can I suggest that we keep it clean, to the point, and refrain from the
foul language which does nothing to improve the level of debate.

My final thought would be that this NG should not be for both. Its just
how we get there that should exercise our minds.

Right.

I'm off into the garage now. Lots to do.

Peter

On Mon, 28 Nov 2005 12:08:25 GMT, "ADD" <l400ras (AT) hotmail (DOT) com> wrote:

can we not rename this group to alt.autos.classic-mini?
or just create a new one and use it instead?

No point. The wankers will still keep trolling here.

Any civilised person with half a brain reads a newsgroup for a while
before posting in it. Anyone who does so here will recognise that this
newsgroup is about Minis and not about the BMW thing.

Those who continue to post here about the BMW thing are doing so
deliberately to cause trouble. It's how the sad buggers entertain
themselves.

Regards, David Betts
davidb (AT) minilist (DOT) org
The Mini Gallery:
http://www.ofoto.com/I.jsp?m=64635537103&n=1366070334

ADD wrote:

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*can we not rename this group to alt.autos.classic-mini?*
*or just create a new one and use it instead?*
**
*RS*

I say keep it like it is, otherwise the next thing will be to get a
bonnet and boot badge with 'Classic' or 'Real' written on it !

Jim

Until that happens, this forum is for both new and old Minis.

"David Betts" <davidb (AT) minilist (DOT) org> wrote

On Mon, 28 Nov 2005 12:08:25 GMT, "ADD" <l400ras (AT) hotmail (DOT) com> wrote:

can we not rename this group to alt.autos.classic-mini?
or just create a new one and use it instead?

No point. The wankers will still keep trolling here.

Any civilised person with half a brain reads a newsgroup for a while
before posting in it. Anyone who does so here will recognise that this
newsgroup is about Minis and not about the BMW thing.

Those who continue to post here about the BMW thing are doing so
deliberately to cause trouble. It's how the sad buggers entertain
themselves.

Regards, David Betts
davidb (AT) minilist (DOT) org
The Mini Gallery:
http://www.ofoto.com/I.jsp?m=64635537103&n=1366070334