> On Mon, 25 Dec 1995, Aravinda Pillalamarri wrote:
>
> >
> > What if we copied all telusa mail to s.c.i.t.?? I think it would
> > be brilliant. FIrst of all, sc.i.t. readers wont' know what hit them,
> > among all the useless & inflammatory discussion there will be a rush of
> > not necessarily *useful* but certainly positively-spirited discussion.
> > Also more people could participate, without losing for telusa its main
> > advantage, namely freedom from s.c.i.t. Telusa has done a great thing by
> > bringing so many people out of the woodwork -- never imagined 60 people
> > would actively correspond on what had seemed like esoteric matters before
> > TELUSA made them daily discussion.
> >
>
>
>
> I have been thinking along the same lines too. While the
> exclusiveness (and the camaraderie thereof) of the TELUSA club resulted
> in several interesting posts, it also had drawn away many of the former
> frequent posters making SCIT even more of a wasteland. A copying of
> TELUSA posts to SCIT may help SCIT in a small, but significant way. It
> may also help draw a larger number of people to TELUSA as well.
>
> Despite its shortcomings - which are many - SCIT has been an
> interesting and useful forum. It (including its alter ego - the Digest) is
> also the only globally accessible Telugu forum. In a way, SCIT is the
> parent of this forum. Without the acquaintances made through SCIT, this
> forum may not have even come into existence. Many friendships that I now
> enjoy were possible only because of SCIT.
>
> I feel both a need and a responsibility to keep SCIT alive,
> active, and interesting. I know that many of you do too.
>
> I would like to hear more from you on this subject.
>
> Regards. --- V. Chowdary Jampala
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