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BIG Brothers' attack on USENET--i.e. our forum here ...
Roy Lewallen wrote:
wrote: Hmm. I have several 'odd' ideas. One of them is that if I want to talk politics, civil rights, etc, I do so on/in a user group that deals with that sort of thing. I don't do so on/in user groups that don't generally deal with those topic, such as this one. Why? Cuz 'off topic' stuff generally is only irritating, has nothing to do with the topics generally found here, and only show the poster's general disregard for that/this group and the people on/in it. It's generally called SPAM. But then what do I know? I'm just a LARGE idiot... right? - 'Doc What's more irritating is that people respond to it. I plonked "John Smith" quite some time ago, so I'm not bothered at all by his rantings, since I don't even see them. But I do see the responses from the folks who respond to them. The best way to deal with this kind of posting is to ignore them. Ignored OT posters go elsewhere, where they can get the attention they're after, before very long. But they don't if they get a constant supply of it. Roy Lewallen, W7EL I guess that all implies that if ISPs drop USENET it just doesn't matter, this will not set a trend, the attorney general will just stop with the few he has already manipulated, this will not set the stage encourage frivolous lawsuits--I can't help but differ with that ... Perhaps they wish to imply that only dimwits use the ISPs in question (the ones which have discontinued USENET)... I simply have no way to prove/disprove that ... however, I suspect NOT! Perhaps it implies government manipulation of the channels of citizens communications is a good thing ... I think not. Perhaps it implies that ISPs dropping USENET (and this NG) is a good thing which just falsely appears to be an evil ... again, I differ ... Perhaps the people who use the pervert NGs are the ones screaming not to worry? They might fear this will focus attention on their perversions? Hmmm ... I wonder, however, sometimes I am given to bouts of paranoia. Perhaps I am the problem; just plonk me and ISPs dropping USENET are seen for what they really are--only a figment of my imagination. Plonk me and you will immediately realize it is all just a phony bad dream ... well maybe, who knows. But, I think it all points to the logic of a few which attempts to drive the direction of this newsgroup. A few remain blind to the insanity they drown in ... :-( I leave this to others to sort out. However, if the small group of illogical amateurs which have manipulated amateur radio are able to influence the course of the internet, why would we think they would do any different than they have done with the amateur bands? i.e. stagnation, decay, good-ole-boys-club mentality, loss of importance, ancient equipment designs, resistance to progress, etc. Regards, JS |
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BIG Brothers' attack on USENET--i.e. our forum here ...
That has got to be the best example of misdirection, false
humility, and pseudo-apologizing this stagnant, decaying, unimportant, 'GOB' user of ancient equipment who is resistant to progress, has seen in a long time! Are you by chance a politician? OH! And us 'GOB's who disagree with you are the reason the amateur bands are in the state they are in now! "Dang me, dang me! Ought'a take a rope and hang me!"... that's how it goes, ain't it? What the hell, might as well admit to being one of them 'pervs' who live on the child porn sites. Stands to reason, don't it? - 'Doc (I'm 'PC', by the way. ~IF~ that 'PC' stands for Patsy Cline.) |
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BIG Brothers' attack on USENET--i.e. our forum here ...
Roy,
Yeah, but there are times when you just can't help it. Sorry 'bout that. - 'Doc |
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BIG Brothers' attack on USENET--i.e. our forum here ...
I'd hate to see Usenet go because it has been around a long time.
However there are a multitude of Ham orientated and Amateur Radio antenna groups within Yahoo Groups. Most of them are also moderated, which means flame wars like this usually get extinguished pretty quickly. 73 de David, VK2DMH. |
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BIG Brothers' attack on USENET--i.e. our forum here ...
Robert Smits wrote:
No, thanks. Yahoo groups are NOT the same as Usenet or a reasonable substitute for international newsgroups with nntp feeds. A better alternative at the moment are alternate newsfeeds like giganews. -- Bob Smits, Ladysmith, BC "What a wonder is USENET; such wholesale production of conjecture from such a trifling investment in fact." -- Carl S. Gutekunst Well said. However the low bandwidth requirements of newsgroups should be included in any decent ISPs' services, IMHO. Regards, JS |
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BIG Brothers' attack on USENET--i.e. our forum here ...
John Smith wrote:
Robert Smits wrote: No, thanks. Yahoo groups are NOT the same as Usenet or a reasonable substitute for international newsgroups with nntp feeds. A better alternative at the moment are alternate newsfeeds like giganews. -- Bob Smits, Ladysmith, BC "What a wonder is USENET; such wholesale production of conjecture from such a trifling investment in fact." -- Carl S. Gutekunst Well said. However the low bandwidth requirements of newsgroups should be included in any decent ISPs' services, IMHO. Low bandwidth my ass, a full USENET feed is gigabytes per day. Know nothing fool. -- Jim Pennino Remove .spam.sux to reply. |
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