On Fri, 12 Apr 2013 01:15:10 +0000 (UTC), DerbyDad03
wrote:

wrote:
On 11 Apr 2013 19:11:05 GMT, MiniM wrote:

Wouldn't this be a better group if it was moderated? Has anyone ever
considered that?

No problem. You can join a moderated group. It is telling that you
want to censor others, though.

Well, I don't know that the OP wants to "censor" others in the manner that
I assume you imply. (If my assumption is wrong, accept this early apology
and ignore the rest of this post.)

Of course he does. He's said it.

IMO, the desire to keep this group a bit more focused on home repair issues
is not a bad thing. I hope that is what the OP is asking about.

That's *NOT* what he said. Moderating a group isn't about a "bit"
more focused. ...but you too are welcome to find a net group that
fits your likes better.

The completely OT subjects are bad enough, even when called out as such in
the subject line, but that's not biggest problem with a.h.r. these days,
IMHO.

No, it's netcops and whiners (see: mirror).

We reached the point where the mere mention of "code" and/or "law" in
relation to a home repair topic eventually leads to someone saying the
government is taking over our lives, we all should carry guns, your mother
is a leftist commie, FU, Well, FU too!

....and you're forced to read it, right? Oh, the horrors!

How many threads that actually started out as a legitimate home repair
thread eventually spiraled down into political rantings from those on both
sides of the aisle, those in the middle of the aisle and those that don't
want others to share any aisle with them?

....and you're forced to read them all, right? That's just
un-American!

It's not like there aren't enough usenet groups dedicated to those types of
discussions...why does so much of that have to take place in a.h.r.?

Why don't you find a moderated group that fits your tastes better than
trying to tell everyone else what to do? Of course, you don't believe
in personal responsibility. Got it.