(this message may be reposted in rec.ponds every 3-4 days
for the next several weeks)


Hi:

My name is Ron, and I'm part of a group that is working to have a
new pond newsgroup created. This group (the one you are now reading)
was pretty much destroyed over the past 2 years by trolls.

The new group will be called rec.ponds.moderated, and it should
be up and running within a month, _ if_ we get enough visible
support from persons like you.
For now, you can ask your questions here, and hopefully they will
get legitimate answers from the few long-time ponders who still scan
this group. But also be prepared to be crossed by several unpleasant
trolls. If possible, I suggest that you just ignore them. They are
very angry that rec.ponds.moderated will likely soon be approved.

I would like to ask you to go to the newsgroup called
"news.groups.proposals" and leave a message there offering your
support for the creation of "rec.ponds.moderated". This is very, very
important.

An organization called "Big8" is responsible for the creation
of certain newsgroups, and that ogranization oversees
"news.groups.proposals" N.G.P is the place for persons to discuss
the creation of a new group, and also to offer their support.

N.G..P is a new group itself. If your news provider doesn't yet
offer it, please ask them to add it.

And then _ please_ go to n.g.p and express your support for the
creation of rec.ponds.moderated.
With enough support from persons like you, the new group will
be created. "Big8" needs to see that there is strong visible
support for the new group before it will authorize the creation of
"rec.ponds.moderated". The more support we get, the better.

Hopefully, in the near future you will be able to come to this
group(rec.ponds) if you want to, but you will _ also_ be able to go
to rec.ponds.moderated, where you are guarenteed to find on-topic
answers, information and support for any of your ponding, water
garden, or fish questions. And you will be free from the pitiful
situation that this current group is in.

So please go to n.g.p and add your voice of support.

If you have any questions, please contact me at
.

You may also contact:

Derek
Galen
~jan
Kathy30a
Phyllis
Jim



Again, thank you for your expressed support in n.g.p, and we hope
to see you as soon as rec.ponds.moderated is approved and running.

Ron Schompert


P.S. Some of our resident trolls may respond to this message. If
so, please disregard them. The new group will be friendly and
on-topic, with no flames, attacks, etc.