Still reading the archives and today's interesting post, from 'Eric' in
Feb 1991, is ...

Quote
What do you all think of the rumors that came out particularly before
hiring Sylvester Mcoy, but once again with regard to hiring the 8th
doctor that the BBC might hire a female to play the part?
(What about a black doctor, or a physically handicapped one?)
End Quote

So we've had a female (not the 8th Doctor, but still ...) and we've now,
apparently, got a Black Doctor (I've not seen him YET!) ... but will we
ever have a physically handicapped one?

(AND *NO* , "Yellow Beard Yadallee", I don't include being a 'Woman' as
being "physically handicapped"!!)
--
Daniel

Daniel65 wrote:

> Still reading the archives and today's interesting post, from
> 'Eric' in Feb 1991, is ...
>
> Quote
> What do you all think of the rumors that came out particularly
> before hiring Sylvester Mcoy, but once again with regard to
> hiring the 8th doctor that the BBC might hire a female to play
> the part? (What about a black doctor, or a physically
> handicapped one?) End Quote

There's no point in posting that if you don't post the replies
so we can see what the readers of RADW in 1991 had to say about
it!

At a guess I'd say the replies were probably more interesting
than Eric's comments ...

In article <utric4$113p2$1@dont-email.me>,
Daniel65 <daniel47@nomail.afraid.org> wrote:
>Still reading the archives and today's interesting post, from 'Eric' in
>Feb 1991, is ...
>
>Quote
>What do you all think of the rumors that came out particularly before
>hiring Sylvester Mcoy, but once again with regard to hiring the 8th
>doctor that the BBC might hire a female to play the part?
>(What about a black doctor, or a physically handicapped one?)
>End Quote
>
>So we've had a female (not the 8th Doctor, but still ...) and we've now,
>apparently, got a Black Doctor (I've not seen him YET!) ... but will we
>ever have a physically handicapped one?
>
>(AND *NO* , "Yellow Beard Yadallee", I don't include being a 'Woman' as
>being "physically handicapped"!!)

I came in in the later part of February so ...

>--
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In article <xn0ojqp9g2akhxn001@reader.xsnews.nl>,
Blueshirt <blueshirt@indigo.news> wrote:
>Daniel65 wrote:
>
>> Still reading the archives and today's interesting post, from
>> 'Eric' in Feb 1991, is ...
>>
>> Quote
>> What do you all think of the rumors that came out particularly
>> before hiring Sylvester Mcoy, but once again with regard to
>> hiring the 8th doctor that the BBC might hire a female to play
>> the part? (What about a black doctor, or a physically
>> handicapped one?) End Quote
>
>There's no point in posting that if you don't post the replies
>so we can see what the readers of RADW in 1991 had to say about
>it!
>
>At a guess I'd say the replies were probably more interesting
>than Eric's comments ...

Depends when in Feb 1991 .
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The Doctor wrote on 26/3/24 1:18 am:
> In article <utric4$113p2$1@dont-email.me>,
> Daniel65 <daniel47@nomail.afraid.org> wrote:
>> Still reading the archives and today's interesting post, from 'Eric' in
>> Feb 1991, is ...
>>
>> Quote
>> What do you all think of the rumors that came out particularly before
>> hiring Sylvester Mcoy, but once again with regard to hiring the 8th
>> doctor that the BBC might hire a female to play the part?
>> (What about a black doctor, or a physically handicapped one?)
>> End Quote
>>
>> So we've had a female (not the 8th Doctor, but still ...) and we've now,
>> apparently, got a Black Doctor (I've not seen him YET!) ... but will we
>> ever have a physically handicapped one?
>>
>> (AND *NO* , "Yellow Beard Yadallee", I don't include being a 'Woman' as
>> being "physically handicapped"!!)
>
> I came in in the later part of February so ...

So YOU, "Yellow Beard Yadallee", had nothing to post .... but HAD to
post anyway!!
--
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Blueshirt wrote on 25/3/24 9:43 pm:
> Daniel65 wrote:
>
>> Still reading the archives and today's interesting post, from
>> 'Eric' in Feb 1991, is ...
>>
>> Quote
>> What do you all think of the rumors that came out particularly
>> before hiring Sylvester Mcoy, but once again with regard to
>> hiring the 8th doctor that the BBC might hire a female to play
>> the part? (What about a black doctor, or a physically
>> handicapped one?) End Quote
>
> There's no point in posting that if you don't post the replies
> so we can see what the readers of RADW in 1991 had to say about
> it!
>
> At a guess I'd say the replies were probably more interesting
> than Eric's comments ...
>
Problem!! .... There were ZERO replies to the post .... at least in the
thread (titled 'A female Doctor') that I've so far found. There may be
replies later in the Archive. If I find any, I'll try to remember to
post them for you!!

--
Daniel

Not The Doctor <doctor@doctor.nl2k.ab.ca> wrote:
> Daniel65 <daniel47@nomail.afraid.org> wrote:
>> Still reading the archives and today's interesting post, from 'Eric' in
>> Feb 1991, is ...
>>
>> Quote
>> What do you all think of the rumors that came out particularly before
>> hiring Sylvester Mcoy, but once again with regard to hiring the 8th
>> doctor that the BBC might hire a female to play the part?
>> (What about a black doctor, or a physically handicapped one?)
>> End Quote
>>
>> So we've had a female (not the 8th Doctor, but still ...) and we've now,
>> apparently, got a Black Doctor (I've not seen him YET!) ... but will we
>> ever have a physically handicapped one?

We’ve had two black Doctors so far now, one of whom is also female.

And we will no doubt have a Doctor with disabilities in the future but they
will require special explanation - a regeneration would have to go ‘wrong’
or something, as regeneration is usually invoked to heal a dying or already
dead Time Lord - so that healing process would have to fail to complete
somehow.

> I came in in the later part of February so ...

Ew. Too much information, Dave, even if the day you “came” was a red letter
day for you.

And totally irrelevant to a discussion on or about radw, even if that is
what you find “stimulating”.

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In article <utu6s8$1o9n3$1@dont-email.me>,
Daniel65 <daniel47@nomail.afraid.org> wrote:
>The Doctor wrote on 26/3/24 1:18 am:
>> In article <utric4$113p2$1@dont-email.me>,
>> Daniel65 <daniel47@nomail.afraid.org> wrote:
>>> Still reading the archives and today's interesting post, from 'Eric' in
>>> Feb 1991, is ...
>>>
>>> Quote
>>> What do you all think of the rumors that came out particularly before
>>> hiring Sylvester Mcoy, but once again with regard to hiring the 8th
>>> doctor that the BBC might hire a female to play the part?
>>> (What about a black doctor, or a physically handicapped one?)
>>> End Quote
>>>
>>> So we've had a female (not the 8th Doctor, but still ...) and we've now,
>>> apparently, got a Black Doctor (I've not seen him YET!) ... but will we
>>> ever have a physically handicapped one?
>>>
>>> (AND *NO* , "Yellow Beard Yadallee", I don't include being a 'Woman' as
>>> being "physically handicapped"!!)
>>
>> I came in in the later part of February so ...
>
>So YOU, "Yellow Beard Yadallee", had nothing to post .... but HAD to
>post anyway!!

Meaning there red-beard?

>--
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In article <utu842$1ol7n$1@dont-email.me>,
Daniel65 <daniel47@nomail.afraid.org> wrote:
>Blueshirt wrote on 25/3/24 9:43 pm:
>> Daniel65 wrote:
>>
>>> Still reading the archives and today's interesting post, from
>>> 'Eric' in Feb 1991, is ...
>>>
>>> Quote
>>> What do you all think of the rumors that came out particularly
>>> before hiring Sylvester Mcoy, but once again with regard to
>>> hiring the 8th doctor that the BBC might hire a female to play
>>> the part? (What about a black doctor, or a physically
>>> handicapped one?) End Quote
>>
>> There's no point in posting that if you don't post the replies
>> so we can see what the readers of RADW in 1991 had to say about
>> it!
>>
>> At a guess I'd say the replies were probably more interesting
>> than Eric's comments ...
>>
>Problem!! .... There were ZERO replies to the post .... at least in the
>thread (titled 'A female Doctor') that I've so far found. There may be
>replies later in the Archive. If I find any, I'll try to remember to
>post them for you!!
>

Try novabbs.com

>--
>Daniel

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In article <utui6g$1r4ca$1@dont-email.me>,
The Last Doctor <mike@xenocyte.com> wrote:
>Not The Doctor <doctor@doctor.nl2k.ab.ca> wrote:
>> Daniel65 <daniel47@nomail.afraid.org> wrote:
>>> Still reading the archives and today's interesting post, from 'Eric' in
>>> Feb 1991, is ...
>>>
>>> Quote
>>> What do you all think of the rumors that came out particularly before
>>> hiring Sylvester Mcoy, but once again with regard to hiring the 8th
>>> doctor that the BBC might hire a female to play the part?
>>> (What about a black doctor, or a physically handicapped one?)
>>> End Quote
>>>
>>> So we've had a female (not the 8th Doctor, but still ...) and we've now,
>>> apparently, got a Black Doctor (I've not seen him YET!) ... but will we
>>> ever have a physically handicapped one?
>
>We’ve had two black Doctors so far now, one of whom is also female.
>

I do not count faux doctors!

>And we will no doubt have a Doctor with disabilities in the future but they
>will require special explanation - a regeneration would have to go ‘wrong’
>or something, as regeneration is usually invoked to heal a dying or already
>dead Time Lord - so that healing process would have to fail to complete
>somehow.
>
>> I came in in the later part of February so ...
>
>Ew. Too much information, Dave, even if the day you “came” was a red letter
>day for you.
>
>And totally irrelevant to a discussion on or about radw, even if that is
>what you find “stimulating”.
>

It say Feb 1991 , but which date?

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Daniel65 wrote:

> Blueshirt wrote on 25/3/24 9:43 pm:
> > Daniel65 wrote:
> >
> > > Still reading the archives and today's interesting post,
> > > from 'Eric' in Feb 1991, is ...
> > >
> > > Quote
> > > What do you all think of the rumors that came out
> > > particularly before hiring Sylvester Mcoy, but once again
> > > with regard to hiring the 8th doctor that the BBC might
> > > hire a female to play the part? (What about a black
> > > doctor, or a physically handicapped one?) End Quote
> >
> > There's no point in posting that if you don't post the
> > replies so we can see what the readers of RADW in 1991 had
> > to say about it!
> >
> > At a guess I'd say the replies were probably more interesting
> > than Eric's comments ...
> >
> Problem!! .... There were ZERO replies to the post .... at
> least in the thread (titled 'A female Doctor') that I've so
> far found. There may be replies later in the Archive. If I
> find any, I'll try to remember to post them for you!!

No replies to "A female Doctor" post on RADW in 1991? Either
Doctor Who fans back then were a very liberal bunch... or nobody
had heard of rec.arts.drwho - or Usenet - at that stage!

The Doctor wrote:

> In article <utui6g$1r4ca$1@dont-email.me>,
> The Last Doctor <mike@xenocyte.com> wrote:
> >Not The Doctor <doctor@doctor.nl2k.ab.ca> wrote:
> >>
> >> I came in in the later part of February so ...
> >
> > Ew. Too much information, Dave, even if the day you “came”
> > was a red letter day for you.
> >
> > And totally irrelevant to a discussion on or about radw,
> > even if that is what you find “stimulating”.
>
> It say Feb 1991 , but which date?

You said the other day you can remember the last 54 years, so
surely you can remember reading a post here in February 1991
about a female Doctor? If it was posted to RADW before you
joined, the thread would still have been visible a few weeks
later...

Clearly NetKnow's retention doesn't go back that far either, or
you could look it up!

In article <xn0ojshhc48h29i000@reader.xsnews.nl>,
Blueshirt <blueshirt@indigo.news> wrote:
>Daniel65 wrote:
>
>> Blueshirt wrote on 25/3/24 9:43 pm:
>> > Daniel65 wrote:
>> >
>> > > Still reading the archives and today's interesting post,
>> > > from 'Eric' in Feb 1991, is ...
>> > >
>> > > Quote
>> > > What do you all think of the rumors that came out
>> > > particularly before hiring Sylvester Mcoy, but once again
>> > > with regard to hiring the 8th doctor that the BBC might
>> > > hire a female to play the part? (What about a black
>> > > doctor, or a physically handicapped one?) End Quote
>> >
>> > There's no point in posting that if you don't post the
>> > replies so we can see what the readers of RADW in 1991 had
>> > to say about it!
>> >
>> > At a guess I'd say the replies were probably more interesting
>> > than Eric's comments ...
>> >
>> Problem!! .... There were ZERO replies to the post .... at
>> least in the thread (titled 'A female Doctor') that I've so
>> far found. There may be replies later in the Archive. If I
>> find any, I'll try to remember to post them for you!!
>
>No replies to "A female Doctor" post on RADW in 1991? Either
>Doctor Who fans back then were a very liberal bunch... or nobody
>had heard of rec.arts.drwho - or Usenet - at that stage!
>

radw was popular in the late 1980s/ eraly 1990s.
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In article <xn0ojshn048pams001@reader.xsnews.nl>,
Blueshirt <blueshirt@indigo.news> wrote:
>The Doctor wrote:
>
>> In article <utui6g$1r4ca$1@dont-email.me>,
>> The Last Doctor <mike@xenocyte.com> wrote:
>> >Not The Doctor <doctor@doctor.nl2k.ab.ca> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> I came in in the later part of February so ...
>> >
>> > Ew. Too much information, Dave, even if the day you “came”
>> > was a red letter day for you.
>> >
>> > And totally irrelevant to a discussion on or about radw,
>> > even if that is what you find “stimulating”.
>>
>> It say Feb 1991 , but which date?
>
>You said the other day you can remember the last 54 years, so
>surely you can remember reading a post here in February 1991
>about a female Doctor? If it was posted to RADW before you
>joined, the thread would still have been visible a few weeks
>later...
>

I came in in late Feb 1991.

>Clearly NetKnow's retention doesn't go back that far either, or
>you could look it up!

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The Doctor wrote:
> In article <xn0ojshn048pams001@reader.xsnews.nl>,
> Blueshirt <blueshirt@indigo.news> wrote:
>> The Doctor wrote:
>>
>>> In article <utui6g$1r4ca$1@dont-email.me>,
>>> The Last Doctor <mike@xenocyte.com> wrote:
>>>> Not The Doctor <doctor@doctor.nl2k.ab.ca> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> I came in in the later part of February so ...
>>>>
>>>> Ew. Too much information, Dave, even if the day you “came”
>>>> was a red letter day for you.
>>>>
>>>> And totally irrelevant to a discussion on or about radw,
>>>> even if that is what you find “stimulating”.
>>>
>>> It say Feb 1991 , but which date?
>>
>> You said the other day you can remember the last 54 years, so
>> surely you can remember reading a post here in February 1991
>> about a female Doctor? If it was posted to RADW before you
>> joined, the thread would still have been visible a few weeks
>> later...
>>
>
> I came in in late Feb 1991.
>
>> Clearly NetKnow's retention doesn't go back that far either, or
>> you could look it up!
>
>
i was always here

In article <Zg6dnem3cIO0_p77nZ2dnZfqn_adnZ2d@giganews.com>,
% <pursent100@gmail.com> wrote:
>The Doctor wrote:
>> In article <xn0ojshn048pams001@reader.xsnews.nl>,
>> Blueshirt <blueshirt@indigo.news> wrote:
>>> The Doctor wrote:
>>>
>>>> In article <utui6g$1r4ca$1@dont-email.me>,
>>>> The Last Doctor <mike@xenocyte.com> wrote:
>>>>> Not The Doctor <doctor@doctor.nl2k.ab.ca> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I came in in the later part of February so ...
>>>>>
>>>>> Ew. Too much information, Dave, even if the day you “came”
>>>>> was a red letter day for you.
>>>>>
>>>>> And totally irrelevant to a discussion on or about radw,
>>>>> even if that is what you find “stimulating”.
>>>>
>>>> It say Feb 1991 , but which date?
>>>
>>> You said the other day you can remember the last 54 years, so
>>> surely you can remember reading a post here in February 1991
>>> about a female Doctor? If it was posted to RADW before you
>>> joined, the thread would still have been visible a few weeks
>>> later...
>>>
>>
>> I came in in late Feb 1991.
>>
>>> Clearly NetKnow's retention doesn't go back that far either, or
>>> you could look it up!
>>
>>
>i was always here

;-)
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The Doctor wrote:
> In article <Zg6dnem3cIO0_p77nZ2dnZfqn_adnZ2d@giganews.com>,
> % <pursent100@gmail.com> wrote:
>> The Doctor wrote:
>>> In article <xn0ojshn048pams001@reader.xsnews.nl>,
>>> Blueshirt <blueshirt@indigo.news> wrote:
>>>> The Doctor wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> In article <utui6g$1r4ca$1@dont-email.me>,
>>>>> The Last Doctor <mike@xenocyte.com> wrote:
>>>>>> Not The Doctor <doctor@doctor.nl2k.ab.ca> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I came in in the later part of February so ...
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Ew. Too much information, Dave, even if the day you “came”
>>>>>> was a red letter day for you.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> And totally irrelevant to a discussion on or about radw,
>>>>>> even if that is what you find “stimulating”.
>>>>>
>>>>> It say Feb 1991 , but which date?
>>>>
>>>> You said the other day you can remember the last 54 years, so
>>>> surely you can remember reading a post here in February 1991
>>>> about a female Doctor? If it was posted to RADW before you
>>>> joined, the thread would still have been visible a few weeks
>>>> later...
>>>>
>>>
>>> I came in in late Feb 1991.
>>>
>>>> Clearly NetKnow's retention doesn't go back that far either, or
>>>> you could look it up!
>>>
>>>
>> i was always here
>
> ;-)
>
go look i go back to about 2003

The Doctor wrote on 27/03/2024 12:28 am:
> In article <utu842$1ol7n$1@dont-email.me>,
> Daniel65 <daniel47@nomail.afraid.org> wrote:
>> Blueshirt wrote on 25/3/24 9:43 pm:
>>> Daniel65 wrote:
>>>
>>>> Still reading the archives and today's interesting post, from
>>>> 'Eric' in Feb 1991, is ...
>>>>
>>>> Quote
>>>> What do you all think of the rumors that came out particularly
>>>> before hiring Sylvester Mcoy, but once again with regard to
>>>> hiring the 8th doctor that the BBC might hire a female to play
>>>> the part? (What about a black doctor, or a physically
>>>> handicapped one?) End Quote
>>>
>>> There's no point in posting that if you don't post the replies
>>> so we can see what the readers of RADW in 1991 had to say about
>>> it!
>>>
>>> At a guess I'd say the replies were probably more interesting
>>> than Eric's comments ...
>>>
>> Problem!! .... There were ZERO replies to the post .... at least in the
>> thread (titled 'A female Doctor') that I've so far found. There may be
>> replies later in the Archive. If I find any, I'll try to remember to
>> post them for you!!
>>
>
> Try novabbs.com

You're such a helpful fella, "Yellow Beard Yadallee", why don't YOU try
novabbs.com, "Yellow Beard Yadallee", for us??
--
Daniel

The Doctor wrote on 27/03/2024 8:41 am:
> In article <xn0ojshhc48h29i000@reader.xsnews.nl>,
> Blueshirt <blueshirt@indigo.news> wrote:
>> Daniel65 wrote:
>>> Blueshirt wrote on 25/3/24 9:43 pm:
>>>> Daniel65 wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Still reading the archives and today's interesting post,
>>>>> from 'Eric' in Feb 1991, is ...
>>>>>
>>>>> Quote
>>>>> What do you all think of the rumors that came out
>>>>> particularly before hiring Sylvester Mcoy, but once again
>>>>> with regard to hiring the 8th doctor that the BBC might
>>>>> hire a female to play the part? (What about a black
>>>>> doctor, or a physically handicapped one?) End Quote
>>>>
>>>> There's no point in posting that if you don't post the
>>>> replies so we can see what the readers of RADW in 1991 had
>>>> to say about it!
>>>>
>>>> At a guess I'd say the replies were probably more interesting
>>>> than Eric's comments ...
>>>>
>>> Problem!! .... There were ZERO replies to the post .... at
>>> least in the thread (titled 'A female Doctor') that I've so
>>> far found. There may be replies later in the Archive. If I
>>> find any, I'll try to remember to post them for you!!
>>
>> No replies to "A female Doctor" post on RADW in 1991? Either
>> Doctor Who fans back then were a very liberal bunch... or nobody
>> had heard of rec.arts.drwho - or Usenet - at that stage!

I'm going for 'nobody had heard of UseNet in 1991, let alone RADW!!
Reading the older posts, they seemed to be, largely, between Tertiary
Institutions.

> radw was popular in the late 1980s/

How would YOU know, "Yellow Beard Yadallee", as you have stated that you
didn't join until ...

eraly 1990s. (whatever the hell 'eraly' means!!)-
Daniel

Daniel65 wrote:

> The Doctor wrote on 27/03/2024 8:41 am:
> > In article <xn0ojshhc48h29i000@reader.xsnews.nl>,
> >Blueshirt <blueshirt@indigo.news> wrote:
> > > Daniel65 wrote:
> > > > Blueshirt wrote on 25/3/24 9:43 pm:
> > > > > Daniel65 wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > Still reading the archives and today's interesting
> > > > > > post, from 'Eric' in Feb 1991, is ...
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Quote
> > > > > > What do you all think of the rumors that came out
> > > > > > particularly before hiring Sylvester Mcoy, but once
> > > > > > again with regard to hiring the 8th doctor that the
> > > > > > BBC might hire a female to play the part? (What
> > > > > > about a black doctor, or a physically handicapped
> > > > > > one?) End Quote
> > > > >
> > > > > There's no point in posting that if you don't post the
> > > > > replies so we can see what the readers of RADW in 1991
> > > > > had to say about it!
> > > > >
> > > > > At a guess I'd say the replies were probably more
> > > > > interesting than Eric's comments ...
> > > > >
> > > > Problem!! .... There were ZERO replies to the post ....
> > > > at least in the thread (titled 'A female Doctor') that
> > > > I've so far found. There may be replies later in the
> > > > Archive. If I find any, I'll try to remember to post
> > > > them for you!!
> > >
> > > No replies to "A female Doctor" post on RADW in 1991?
> > > Either Doctor Who fans back then were a very liberal
> > > bunch... or nobody had heard of rec.arts.drwho - or Usenet
> > > - at that stage!
>
> I'm going for 'nobody had heard of UseNet in 1991, let alone
> RADW!! Reading the older posts, they seemed to be, largely,
> between Tertiary Institutions.

Yeah, Usenet was mainly used in colleges and universities at
that stage, it hadn't reached the general populace. We were too
busy playing Bubble Bobble on our C64's! Although techie types -
like Dave - would have been aware of it I'm sure.

RADW evolved out of net.tv.doctorwho but I doubt there's anyone
here now who posted on net.tv.drwho. Anyone with a Google
account can relive those early days of Usenet via the
net.tv.drwho archive on Google Groups... well, if it's still
operational that is.

The Doctor wrote:

> In article <xn0ojshhc48h29i000@reader.xsnews.nl>,
> Blueshirt <blueshirt@indigo.news> wrote:
> > Daniel65 wrote:
> >> >
> >> .... There were ZERO replies to the post .... at least
> >> in the thread (titled 'A female Doctor') that I've so
> >> far found. There may be replies later in the Archive. If I
> >> find any, I'll try to remember to post them for you!!
> >
> > No replies to "A female Doctor" post on RADW in 1991? Either
> > Doctor Who fans back then were a very liberal bunch... or
> > nobody had heard of rec.arts.drwho - or Usenet - at that
> > stage!
>
> radw was popular in the late 1980s/ eraly 1990s.

Was it by jove, that's jolly interesting... stop being a bore
though would you old chap, it was just my bad luck I was too
blotto to miss out on those thrilling times.

The Doctor wrote:

> In article <utu842$1ol7n$1@dont-email.me>,
> Daniel65 <daniel47@nomail.afraid.org> wrote:
> >
> > Problem!! .... There were ZERO replies to the post .... at
> > least in the thread (titled 'A female Doctor') that I've so
> > far found. There may be replies later in the Archive. If I
> > find any, I'll try to remember to post them for you!!
> >
>
> Try novabbs.com

I doubt NovaBBS goes back THAT far...

In article <uu06ut$2ktp2$1@dont-email.me>,
Daniel65 <daniel47@nomail.afraid.org> wrote:
>The Doctor wrote on 27/03/2024 12:28 am:
>> In article <utu842$1ol7n$1@dont-email.me>,
>> Daniel65 <daniel47@nomail.afraid.org> wrote:
>>> Blueshirt wrote on 25/3/24 9:43 pm:
>>>> Daniel65 wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Still reading the archives and today's interesting post, from
>>>>> 'Eric' in Feb 1991, is ...
>>>>>
>>>>> Quote
>>>>> What do you all think of the rumors that came out particularly
>>>>> before hiring Sylvester Mcoy, but once again with regard to
>>>>> hiring the 8th doctor that the BBC might hire a female to play
>>>>> the part? (What about a black doctor, or a physically
>>>>> handicapped one?) End Quote
>>>>
>>>> There's no point in posting that if you don't post the replies
>>>> so we can see what the readers of RADW in 1991 had to say about
>>>> it!
>>>>
>>>> At a guess I'd say the replies were probably more interesting
>>>> than Eric's comments ...
>>>>
>>> Problem!! .... There were ZERO replies to the post .... at least in the
>>> thread (titled 'A female Doctor') that I've so far found. There may be
>>> replies later in the Archive. If I find any, I'll try to remember to
>>> post them for you!!
>>>
>>
>> Try novabbs.com
>
>You're such a helpful fella, "Yellow Beard Yadallee", why don't YOU try
>novabbs.com, "Yellow Beard Yadallee", for us??

I have already, red-beard!

>--
>Daniel

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In article <uu07gs$2l11b$1@dont-email.me>,
Daniel65 <daniel47@nomail.afraid.org> wrote:
>The Doctor wrote on 27/03/2024 8:41 am:
>> In article <xn0ojshhc48h29i000@reader.xsnews.nl>,
>> Blueshirt <blueshirt@indigo.news> wrote:
>>> Daniel65 wrote:
>>>> Blueshirt wrote on 25/3/24 9:43 pm:
>>>>> Daniel65 wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Still reading the archives and today's interesting post,
>>>>>> from 'Eric' in Feb 1991, is ...
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Quote
>>>>>> What do you all think of the rumors that came out
>>>>>> particularly before hiring Sylvester Mcoy, but once again
>>>>>> with regard to hiring the 8th doctor that the BBC might
>>>>>> hire a female to play the part? (What about a black
>>>>>> doctor, or a physically handicapped one?) End Quote
>>>>>
>>>>> There's no point in posting that if you don't post the
>>>>> replies so we can see what the readers of RADW in 1991 had
>>>>> to say about it!
>>>>>
>>>>> At a guess I'd say the replies were probably more interesting
>>>>> than Eric's comments ...
>>>>>
>>>> Problem!! .... There were ZERO replies to the post .... at
>>>> least in the thread (titled 'A female Doctor') that I've so
>>>> far found. There may be replies later in the Archive. If I
>>>> find any, I'll try to remember to post them for you!!
>>>
>>> No replies to "A female Doctor" post on RADW in 1991? Either
>>> Doctor Who fans back then were a very liberal bunch... or nobody
>>> had heard of rec.arts.drwho - or Usenet - at that stage!
>
>I'm going for 'nobody had heard of UseNet in 1991, let alone RADW!!
>Reading the older posts, they seemed to be, largely, between Tertiary
>Institutions.
>
>> radw was popular in the late 1980s/
>
>How would YOU know, "Yellow Beard Yadallee", as you have stated that you
>didn't join until ...
>
>eraly 1990s. (whatever the hell 'eraly' means!!)-
>Daniel

So you say subscribers to Usenet do not count until the mid 1990s?
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In article <xn0ojt9hg2gbvp000@reader.xsnews.nl>,
Blueshirt <blueshirt@indigo.news> wrote:
>Daniel65 wrote:
>
>> The Doctor wrote on 27/03/2024 8:41 am:
>> > In article <xn0ojshhc48h29i000@reader.xsnews.nl>,
>> >Blueshirt <blueshirt@indigo.news> wrote:
>> > > Daniel65 wrote:
>> > > > Blueshirt wrote on 25/3/24 9:43 pm:
>> > > > > Daniel65 wrote:
>> > > > >
>> > > > > > Still reading the archives and today's interesting
>> > > > > > post, from 'Eric' in Feb 1991, is ...
>> > > > > >
>> > > > > > Quote
>> > > > > > What do you all think of the rumors that came out
>> > > > > > particularly before hiring Sylvester Mcoy, but once
>> > > > > > again with regard to hiring the 8th doctor that the
>> > > > > > BBC might hire a female to play the part? (What
>> > > > > > about a black doctor, or a physically handicapped
>> > > > > > one?) End Quote
>> > > > >
>> > > > > There's no point in posting that if you don't post the
>> > > > > replies so we can see what the readers of RADW in 1991
>> > > > > had to say about it!
>> > > > >
>> > > > > At a guess I'd say the replies were probably more
>> > > > > interesting than Eric's comments ...
>> > > > >
>> > > > Problem!! .... There were ZERO replies to the post ....
>> > > > at least in the thread (titled 'A female Doctor') that
>> > > > I've so far found. There may be replies later in the
>> > > > Archive. If I find any, I'll try to remember to post
>> > > > them for you!!
>> > >
>> > > No replies to "A female Doctor" post on RADW in 1991?
>> > > Either Doctor Who fans back then were a very liberal
>> > > bunch... or nobody had heard of rec.arts.drwho - or Usenet
>> > > - at that stage!
>>
>> I'm going for 'nobody had heard of UseNet in 1991, let alone
>> RADW!! Reading the older posts, they seemed to be, largely,
>> between Tertiary Institutions.
>
>Yeah, Usenet was mainly used in colleges and universities at
>that stage, it hadn't reached the general populace. We were too
>busy playing Bubble Bobble on our C64's! Although techie types -
>like Dave - would have been aware of it I'm sure.
>
>RADW evolved out of net.tv.doctorwho but I doubt there's anyone
>here now who posted on net.tv.drwho. Anyone with a Google
>account can relive those early days of Usenet via the
>net.tv.drwho archive on Google Groups... well, if it's still
>operational that is.

Still is, but narchike and novabbs keep curent!
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