Re: [Ausloco] thanks and a question

["Brett Fitzpatrick" <spinner@mpx.com.au>]

Off Topic and all that.

I can't get out to photograph etc as I could years ago (family etc) so I
find the postings an interesting way of "imagining" what the train etc would
look like.  General interest, all sightings etc fulfil that purpose for me.

Brett
----- Original Message -----
From: Troy Rolls <geko@ecluboz.com>
To: <Ausloco@egroups.com>
Sent: Friday, May 19, 2000 11:23 AM
Subject: [Ausloco] thanks and a question


> Thanks to John and Peter for their info on canefield locos, my
> curiousity is now appeased.
>
> My question relates to the reason why loco sightings are posted to
> this list. According to the archives there are 265 members not all of
> whom live within easy travelling distance of the sighting. Besides
> which even if they did it's usually gone by the time people check
> their email.
>
> My reason for asking is that I read in the archives about the off
> topic postings issue. I gather the fundamental reason for this is the
> waste of bandwidth and that people don't want to have to read
> information they cannot use. Doesn't the sightings reports fit under
> this criteria?
>
> Since most of the sightings reports seem to be focused around the
> Sydney/Melbourne areas it would be interesting to know what others who
> live outside this area think. Is it something that they desire? Is it
> something they tolerate? Is it something that that they wish was moved
> to another list so they didn't have to wade through it to find the
> gems on this list. In other words the discussion about motive power
> trends.
>
> Just pondering while I work on an assignment.
>
> Troy
>
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