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Anyone out there???????
In message , Alan
Adams writes It got too unwieldy when two individuals used it to endlessly post derogatory messages, mainly about the BCU, and swamped all else. The users' forum is controlled, so that doesn't happen. In fairness - I agree completely - but the problems started somewhat earlier with a certain gentleman from the US or Canada with his particular brand of incessant advertising! I'm not even going to say the "s***son" word... It didn't bother me too much as I just set up some appropriate filters, but others apparently didn't/couldn't get that to work, and departed. Since I too don't like online forums, and prefer newsgroups, it doesn't get any input from me, and I rarely can be troubled to go and see whether there is anything. I can sympathise though. (The big difference - newsgroups come to you, you have to go to forums.) Again, I agree - though (and we've had this out many times before) I reckon it's a bit like pubs - you go for a chat with your mates, and if instead you always walk into an argument, then you rapidly start going elsewhere for a beer. It's about tone and culture (not the much avowed "free speech", please), and free choice. Anyway, and I think I've also said this before, newsgroups WERE the vehicle of choice for early Internet adopters, but most web users now have ever even heard of them - so they appear to be dying a natural (if unfortunate) death in many "generalist" (ie non-techy) subject areas. I've seen another newsgroup, similar in history and age to this one, go much the same way even without the arguments and grief. I think they simply accelerated the process... -- David Pearson |