First point; very few people have filled out the poll on where they
come from - indeed NONE from Australasia apparently! - and as it
takes about 2 seconds it'd be nice for everyone to fill it out
as I'm very interested to see the extent of interest from outside
the Uk ..... I often wonder how much of the cultutally specific
jokes/references slip by non-Brits and how this might affect
enjoyment - though I feel a whole new topic coming on here ....
and a much more specific response to Dean's post...
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just-a-minute@..., Dean Bedford <dbedford@...>
wrote:
>
> I realise new members are usually attracted by the downloads - but
> it's still nice for new folk to introduce themselves. Some of us
> used this questionaire below to introduce ourselves - but even
> just a lines of introduction would be good.
>
I still regularly trawl WinMx looking for those elusive missing
episodes and often get people downloading from
my archive of JAM stuff (this is very useful because I can
immediately browse them back to see what they have in the way of
episodes).
I also make a point of sending a message pointing them to
this group "where links to much faster downloads are available for
around 600 episodes plus the chance to discuss topics with fellow
fans of the show if you so wish" .
However, I've often wondered if there is any down-side to this - ie.
directing people here who may only be interested in mining the
rich seams of episode download links. I also have a much visted
web site which currently has a link to your site (Dean) and advises
people that the best way to share episode recordings is to use
WinMx. I've been meaning to change this to also direct people
to this group. Is there any restrictions on a group's usage that
might be negative for example?
If you have any specific objections, as group founder and co-
ordinator and all-round number one JAM guru (whether you like
it or not, matey!) I'd be happy to follow any direction on
preferences to the ways in which people are introduced to the group.
With this is mind, I'd encourage anyone else who has control of
a web site to put in a link - the more there are the more the
search engines will help other 'lost' potential members find us.