http://groups-beta.google.com/group/povray/

I don't know exactly what the benefits will be over existing services like 
this one.  I only know that when I saw google was offering groups, I knew I 
wanted to grab this word as a group before anyone else did.

If someone were to have a reputatable use for this group, please join and 
then I'd be very inclined to hand over the "manager" keys to an active 
particpant there.

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On Mon, 6 Dec 2004 22:16:22 -0500, "Greg M. Johnson" <gregj;-)565### [at] aolcom>
wrote:
> http://groups-beta.google.com/group/povray/
>
> I don't know exactly what the benefits will be over existing services like 
> this one.

If you mean what's the benefit of google.groups in general there are two
aspects:

1. benefit from google point of view
2. benefit from user point of view

ad. 1.
   monopoling browsing means ruling the world, gathering money, stock market,
   easy for spying by secret agencies

ad. 2.
   having news, chat, webforums, email lists and email account in single 
   interface under easy url makes computers world and network more and more
   userfriendly

Take your favourite type of benefit :-)

ABX

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"Greg M. Johnson" <gregj;-)565### [at] aolcom> wrote in message
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> http://groups-beta.google.com/group/povray/
>
> I don't know exactly what the benefits will be over existing services like
> this one.  I only know that when I saw google was offering groups, I knew
I
> wanted to grab this word as a group before anyone else did.
>

It is probably a good idea to have grabbed the group name to pick up anyone
searching there for povray news groups.
I'd recommend posting a 'Read this first' message to tell people where the
various news.povray.org groups can be found.
(and maybe something under the 'About this group' heading)
Otherwise there's a risk that newbies may think that the povray community is
unfriendly or in decline.

"ABX" <abx### [at] abxartpl> wrote in message
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> On Mon, 6 Dec 2004 22:16:22 -0500, "Greg M. Johnson"
<gregj;-)565### [at] aolcom>
> wrote:
> > http://groups-beta.google.com/group/povray/
> >
> > I don't know exactly what the benefits will be over existing services
like
> > this one.
>
> 1. benefit from google point of view
>    monopoling browsing means ruling the world, gathering money, stock
market,
>    easy for spying by secret agencies
>    :-)

No evidence for paranoia there then :o)

Chris.

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Greg M. Johnson wrote:
> http://groups-beta.google.com/group/povray/
> 
Google playing with the mess they have created now, google isn't an 
option anymore, navigation to any group is only a mess.  Took them out 
of my bookmarks, won't be going back.

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On Tue, 7 Dec 2004 14:02:34 -0000, "Chris B"
<c_b### [at] btconnectcom> wrote:

>It is probably a good idea to have grabbed the group name to pick up anyone
>searching there for povray news groups.
>I'd recommend posting a 'Read this first' message to tell people where the
>various news.povray.org groups can be found.
>(and maybe something under the 'About this group' heading)
>Otherwise there's a risk that newbies may think that the povray community is
>unfriendly or in decline.

I agree with you on all points. I could not have put it better. 

Regards
        Stephen

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okay will do.



"Stephen McAvoy" <mca### [at] aolcom> wrote in message 
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> On Tue, 7 Dec 2004 14:02:34 -0000, "Chris B"
> <c_b### [at] btconnectcom> wrote:
>
>>It is probably a good idea to have grabbed the group name to pick up 
>>anyone
>>searching there for povray news groups.
>>I'd recommend posting a 'Read this first' message to tell people where the
>>various news.povray.org groups can be found.
>>(and maybe something under the 'About this group' heading)
>>Otherwise there's a risk that newbies may think that the povray community 
>>is
>>unfriendly or in decline.
>
> I agree with you on all points. I could not have put it better.
>
> Regards
>        Stephen

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