"J Fortuna" wrote in message ...

Could those of you, who have been around rgo for a while, please share with
those of us, who like me know very little about its history

The following google link may be of interest You will probably have
to cut and paste if it wraps over several lines.

http://groups.google.com/groups?q=ro....uu.net&rnum=2

or try

http://tinyurl.com/yswpe

It details the results of the call for votes that created
rec.gardens.orchids.

Robert Hill was the guy who originally proposed r.g.o. Here is one of
his first posts to rgo:
http://tinyurl.com/34vka

Regards,
Nick (who shudders to see his earliest usenet posts immortalized by
Google)