# Uni newsgroup - what's in a name?

**URL:** <https://unicyclist.com/t/uni-newsgroup-whats-in-a-name/38882>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [February 2, 1995, 12:29pm UTC](https://unicyclist.com/t/uni-newsgroup-whats-in-a-name/38882 "1995-02-02T12:29:35Z")\
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**Post date:** [February 2, 1995, 12:29pm UTC](https://unicyclist.com/t/uni-newsgroup-whats-in-a-name/38882/1 "1995-02-02T12:29:35Z")

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A thought occurred to me on the bus this evening concerning the name of the  
newsgroup. Taking the long view, what if the newsgroup were to be split at  
some point? I feel that rec.sport.unicycle.hockey and  
rec.sport.unicycle.basketball would be better names than their  
rec.sport.unicycling equivalents. On the other hand if the newsgroup doesn’t  
split then rec.sport.unicycling seems like a better name than  
rec.sport.unicycle. Perhaps we could stick an s on the end and call it  
rec.sport.unicycles, like the rec.bicycles newsgroups.

Are these thoughts worth considering, or just the inane ramblings of a man  
travelling on too many wheels? I thought they were worth mentioning anyway.  
Thinking about it further, I’d go for the rec.sport.unicycles option myself.

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