"Trent Hancock" wrote in message
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My problem with the whole mess was this: I had no idea this was an all
text,
no binary format news group. No where was this written or explained.
Another
fact is: there are other pics listed in this group, but no nasty messages
posted to them.

As it appeared to me at the time, I had invaded a good old boys plot of
turf
and was being told I was not welcome. I have been a user of the Usenet
system for years and have never been treated as I have been on this net.
Does not say much for the users of this group.


I'm not playing net-cop so much as logic enforcer. My News server trimmed
your attachment before I ever saw anything, so it's nothing to me.

However, YOU have a few problems, and they could be illuminated just by you
reading your own postings. You claim to be a long-term Usenet user, yet you
jump in and post a binary to a non-binary group. This is equivalent to
transmitting before checking the frequency. Doesn't say much for your
courtesy, experience or common sense.

But your real problem is humility; you just can't say something simple like
"oops, sorry". No, you have to hang in there and chew it death. And all the
while, new issues keep being added and the hostility level is ratcheting up,
and you're just displaying what an ass you are.

This isn't a good ol' boy issue; it's simply that this group doesn't easily
suffer the rude, ignorant, profane and hostile.

Ed
wb6wsn