Bernie wrote in :

On Fri, 07 Nov 2014 11:01:05 +0000, gareth wrote:

"Lostgallifreyan" wrote in message
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Once again a wall of text that has no relevance to amateur radio.

Once again a unpleasant snipe made just to make you feel better.


I could pretend I never saw the original, but I think I should state my case:

Off-topic, spam, and abuse are very separate things. If people are off-topic
but constructive, doing ANYTHING that helps people to stay around, then it is
probably a good thing. Sure, there will be some who drily complain of wading
though all the off-topic posts to find the posts they want, but if the
alternative is a group so uncomfortable that no-one stays, where are those
posts?!

Maybe if people have some kind of group where those into electronics, radio
and such can hang out and feel like it's worth hanging around on Usenet, that
could solve both problems. What will solve nether is sitting on the sidelines
carping and trying to trip people up.

For the record, I won;'t argue or fight about this, not with anyone. I'm not
interested. If people give me a hard time I'll just go quiet, and if it looks
like it won't end if I write again, I'll leave. If enough people do that, the
trolls and their beaters will be in their own self-made heaven. Of course, if
it NOT heaven, they know what they can do to change it.