I agree with Jesper. When I found this group, I was searching Yahoo Groups for a group that discusses boundaries. If there was none, I was prepared to establish one. Instead, I found this group and joined it. I'm glad that I did, and I have learned a great amount.

To me, the topics of multipoints and boundaries are almost inseparable. After all, how can there be multipoints without boundaries? If a boundary is poorly demarcated or if it moves, then the multipoint is poorly demarcated or moves. The same historic, legal, and practical principals apply to both. Also, since there are more boundaries than multipoints, boundaries are more accessible and more likely to be discussed.

However, if the hierarchy of this group wishes it to remain for multipoints only, and there is a sister group for boundary discussions, I will be glad to subscribe to both. If a different group is needed, it should be a new group, not IBRG. IRBG is for those who plan to participate in IRBG expeditions, and the rest of us should not hijack that group.

Lowell G. McManus
Leesville, Louisiana, USA

----- Original Message -----

From: Jesper Nielsen

To: BoundaryPoint@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2003 2:12 PM

Subject: [BoundaryPoint] BoundaryPoint and borders

Dear fellow multipointers and border freaks

BoundaryPoint has changed my life. It sounds like a cliche, but the truth is that without this group I would never have seen or attempted 24 international tripoints, or probably been the first to visit all DK county tripoints. I would also not have had the large volume of knowledge of international borders that I have today, all thanks to you. Without BoundaryPoint there wouldn't have been a Border Crossing Hitlist or BorderBase, etc. etc.

But my interests for border and boundaries do go beyound multipoints. I would much rather visit the dry BGRO than the very wet BGCSRO at the other end. Not that I would miss BGCSRO though.

But BoundaryPoint is not really a border group, it's a multipoint group. And border discussions have been much noise in the group for very long. And we need to respect the group founders and owners intentions.

So, I have created a poll, so see if creating a sister group to BoundaryPoint is wanted. This happens all the time, one topic fills up too much in a group, and so a sub- or sister group has been established, no hard feelings here.

If a sister group is wanted, I will offcourse subscribe to both groups, as they are not competition, but sisters.

But I just feel I need a place where I can post questions and share thoughs and material about borders in general.

All the best

Jesper

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