On Fri, 09 Sep 2011 13:29:32 -0700, wrote:

I've been off this group for quite a while.Now I find myself sorry to
have rteturned. I do recollect some lively (and short) rants from both
left and right. But this has gotten ridiculous. Can anyone recommend a
newsgroup where metalworking posts are still made? I can no longer
wade through the political garbage looking for what little interesting
and educational stuff is left on a site that was supposed to be about
metalworking.

This group is generally on topic when all the idiots who crosspost
are eliminated.

With the recent Agent filter thread I have managed to eliminate
crossposted garbage and with a few idiots like budgie killfiled the
messages have been reduced from 200+ daily to about 70. Then I
simply skip any post which does not interest me.

Thanks to all who contributed to the Agent thread.

Alan