"Charles Lindsey" wrote in message
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In . co.uk Dave Mayall
writes:

As an owner of a motor boat (specifically a canal narrowboat), I
certainly don't feel a need for a group, and indeed would oppose such
a move on the basis that it might detract from uk.rec.waterways.

Why was this RFD not crossposted to uk.rec.waterways?

Since the remit of the proposed uk.rec.boats.motor is broadly the same as
for the present uk.rec.boats.power, then in principle its effect on
uk.rec.waterways should be minimal.

Utter tosh.

The whole aim of this RFD is to modify the name so as to encourage those who
would use urw to talk about their boats to use this group instead.

In practice, I grant you that a more active motor boat group would have
some effect on u.r.w, and many topics might be acceptable on both. But it
is clear that much and even most usage of motor boats takes place on open
waters.

No it isn't.

It is abundantly clear that the vast majority of people who talk about their
motor boats on-line are users of the inland waterways.