mac davis wrote:
On Mon, 27 Oct 2008 12:01:20 GMT, Duncan Hoyle
wrote:

Stuart wrote:
In article ,
Duncan Hoyle wrote:
I think that the main reason that this newsgroup (as well as many
others) is dying is that it is text only. A lot of discussions are made
clearer by referencing photos/drawings and that is easier on the various
forums that exist
Alt.binaries.pictures.woodworking can be used, referenced from here, but
it seems a lot of ISPs are now blocking binary groups.

I'm OK personally because I use a small, admittedly more expensive than
many, independant ISP, whose owner listens to his customers and gets his
feed from Giganews.

I'm aware of that group but it's extra hassle to come here and then have
to follow links to images over there when I can go to a forum and see a
message with embedded images.

My ISP does carry the group but I've never bothered to subscribe - it's
mostly none turning and I'm mainly interested in turning.

Duncan
To me, it's a trade off.. I'd rather take the time to go to APBW and see the
pictures that interest me, than be on a browser-based forum and see pictures
(and sometimes ads) with each post..


mac

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