NetNews Usenet Archive 1993 #3/NN_1993_3.iso/spool/uk/misc/3001

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From: [e-mail] (Ceri Hopkins)
Newsgroups: uk.misc
Subject: Re: Newsgroup uk.pubs ??
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Date: 19 Jan 93 15:42:01 GMT
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>>>>> On 18 Jan 93 14:09:04 GMT, [e-mail] (Frank K Bowles) said:

Frank> In article <[e-mail]>, [e-mail] (Mr P I Neaves) writes:
Phil> Is anyone interested in creating a pub newsgroup - uk.pubs ?
Phil>
Phil> Or does it already exist ?

Frank> Yes and/or uk.beer.   alt.beer is too full of Americans searching for
Frank> Guinness

What do you propose is discussed in such a forum? Regurgitating tracts
from The Good Beer Guide 1993 (TGBG93) seems pointless unless
accompanied with additional information, e.g. "get there before 8.30
if you want a seat", "music too loud", "food a bit pricey" etc..

I'm all for the group (uk.beer would be my choice of title) if it
provides useful information not available elsewhere. As happens with
other groups, it does invite questions such as "I'm going to be in
X-town this weekend, can you recommend any good pubs?". Admittedly, it
is not always clear where exactly a pub is without an A-Z which I do
not always buy when visiting a "smallish" town/city.

Anyone like to hammer out a fuller description of its purpose?

Ceri
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