XPost: alt.cats, us.config 
 From: mmontcha@OregonVOS.net 
  
 On Wed, 24 Sep 2003, Orchid wrote: 
 |Now, back onto topic. 
 | 
 | The reasoning for rec.pets.cats.breeds being the newsgroup 
 |name is that it follows the same sort of naming convention that exists 
 |in the dogs groups.  The group for purebred discussion is 
 |rec.pets.dogs.breeds, and the naming makes a lot of sense to me. 
 |People looking for information on specific breeds will be easily able 
 |to find the group.  I do not feel that 'pedigrees' is as easily 
 |findable for the average person, and thus would oppose a 
 |name/heirarchy change. 
 | I also do not feel that limiting it to a US group is a good 
 |idea. 
  
 I look at it as though it were supplementing, not limiting it. 
  
 |There are many multinational registries in the cat show world, 
 |including TICA (The International Cat Association) and FIFe 
 |(Federation Internationale Feline). 
  
 Good to know. 
  
 |As well, cat breeds are not as splintered internationally as dog 
 |breeds -- while you can tell an English Lab from an American Lab, 
 |you will have very much less luck telling an English Bengal from 
 |a US Bengal from an Aussie Bengal. 
  
 Well, I think I could tell a dog from a wolf, but sometimes it's 
 pretty hard. 
  
 | I am currently working on a rewrite of the proposal, and 
 |plan to submit it to additional groups as per various requests. 
  
 I think one of my points was, why limit yourself to the rec.* 
 hierarchy? 
  
 There are other hierarchies out there, and you could keep them 
 all busy with your proposals. 
  
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