No. Alt does not need one group for every: [ ] movie (use rec.arts.movies, please) [ ] movie star [ ] movie producer [ ] television show (use rec.arts.tv, please) [ ] television actor/actress (use alt.fan.actors, please) [ ] subject ever discussed on a television show [ ] rock band [ ] rock star [ ] singer [ ] sports group (NOTE: obsolete objection) [ ] drug [ ] sexual fetish [ ] comedy group [ ] food type [ ] fast food restaurant [ ] soundtrack [ ] type of rock-n-roll music [ ] animal [ ] religious cult [ ] bbs system (use comp.bbs.misc, please) [ ] public figure on trial (use alt.true-crime, please) [ ] recently deceased star [ ] astronomical event (use sci.astro, please) [ ] earthquake [ ] war, civil or otherwise (use alt.war or the appropriate soc.culture.* group, please) [ ] regional hierarchy (use the appropriate regional hierarchy, please) [ ] state of the United States [ ] city [ ] suburb [ ] geographical feature [ ] annual event Perfectly applicable general-interest groups where one can post about the particular subject you are interested in exist for nearly all of the above topics; find and use them, please. Mailing lists for many specific instances also exist. Dave "thank you; your request has been considered" DeLaney