On Thu, 30 Nov 1995, Damon Jason Casale wrote:

An interesting idea.  On the other hand, because the ML is restricted to
a certain group of people (those who subscribe) as it is now, everybody
kinda sorta knows everyone else.  A big, if slightly grating at times,
family.  Changing it into an alt group would ruin that.

Witness the friendly play we had with Saf's bounty hunting, the bios,
the "my planetoid's better than your Blue Lightning" thread, etc.  People
would be much more reluctant to be that personal if it were an alt group.
I know I would.

Hey Damon, have you ever seen/read r.a.c.marvel.xbooks? If they can have 
geography wars and lutefish bombings, then we can be just as silly, hah 
even sillier! 

Oh, weird-never-to-be-but-if-it-did-happen-I-WANT-to-Be-there-for-it-all idea
alert!! If this did get turned into an alt. group a we-are-weirder-funnier-
have better injokes-know more obscure odd things than you-battle-royale 
could happen between the two! 

(sounds of person being slapped out of delusional fantasy)
Oops, sorry about that, but people would buy tickets.