X-Message-Number: 5420
From:  (Brian Wowk)
Newsgroups: sci.cryonics
Subject: RFD sci.life-extension.cryonics
Date: 13 Dec 95 19:46:40 GMT
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	In reply to an RFD for sci.life-extension.smartdrugs,
Brian M. Delaney suggested that sci.cryonics become
sci.life-extension.cryonics.  (Neither of these posts appeared
at my Usenet site, however Brian's post was forwarded to
CryoNet, which is where I saw it.)

	I think the topic of cryonics is sufficiently unique  
that it should remain a second-level newsgroup.  Moreover, 
second-level newsgroup status gives cryonics a prestige
and visibility that it simply would not have as a subgroup
of sci.life-extension.

	sci.cryonics (the creation of which would be virtually 
impossible today) owes its existence as a second level
newsgroup to visionaries like Kevin Brown, who initiated
the RFD for sci.cryonics back in the days when the Internet was
0.1% as popular as it is today.  I think it is entirely
appropriate that this foresight be rewarded by the continued
existence of sci.cryonics as a highly-visible second-level
newsgroup.

	I urge all those netfolk who believe cryonics
(and the continued growth of cryonics) to be important
to actively oppose any proposal to move this newsgroup
under the sci.life-extension heirarchy.

---Brian Wowk   	


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